Tottenham midfielder Michael Carrick insists they did not play dirty to open the scoring in yesterday's 1-1 draw at Arsenal.
Robbie Keane had put the visitors ahead just after the hour with a tap-in while the Gunners had Emmanuel Eboue down injured after he had collided with team-mate Gilberto on the half-way line.
Carrick insisted Spurs did not intentionally take advantage of Eboue being down.
"It happened so quick that I did not know he was down injured," the England midfield hopeful told reporters.
"I was concentrating on getting us forwards. Unfortunately there is a bit of controversy about it.
"I did not know he (Eboue) was down injured otherwise I would have put the ball out.
"You do not want to score goals like that, but it is just the way it happened."
Robbie Keane had put the visitors ahead just after the hour with a tap-in while the Gunners had Emmanuel Eboue down injured after he had collided with team-mate Gilberto on the half-way line.
Carrick insisted Spurs did not intentionally take advantage of Eboue being down.
"It happened so quick that I did not know he was down injured," the England midfield hopeful told reporters.
"I was concentrating on getting us forwards. Unfortunately there is a bit of controversy about it.
"I did not know he (Eboue) was down injured otherwise I would have put the ball out.
"You do not want to score goals like that, but it is just the way it happened."
