Ex-Arsenal winger Perry Groves has been forced to apologise after saying Brighton keeper Mat Ryan "had a holocaust game" in the club's 1-0 loss to Sheffield United in the Premier League on Saturday.
The now 54-year-old, who made over 150 appearance for the Gunners between 1986 and 1992, made the comments speaking post-match on talkSPORT's ‘The Warm Up’ radio program.
Listeners were quick to voice their issue with the controversial comparison with one calling up with a deeply personal reason to take offense.
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“I lost half of my family to the Holocaust and it really upset and angered me hearing him use those comments to describe a football game of all things,” said Joseph Reiselson, 72.