SKY NEWS were forced to apologise when a jubilant Arsenal fan made a foul-mouthed comment live on air.
The Gunners’ biggest names have been on a trophy parade through North London.
And, having ended a 22-year wait to be crowned the Premier League champions, hundreds of thousands of Arsenal supporters packed the streets for a glimpse of the silverware.
But one rude fan threatened to tarnish the celebrations when he hijacked Sky News’ coverage and left viewers gobsmacked.
Barnaby Papadopulos was speaking live from the capital when the shock incident happened.
A supporter stepped in front of the Sky News reporter and shouted: “22 f****** years.”
Papadopulos immediately apologised for the foul language as the fan was ushered away from the camera.
It came after Ben White started a cheeky chant when he was handed the microphone on the open-top bus.
The defender brutally mocked team-mate Piero Hincapie, whose backside was revealed in a comical moment during Arsenal’s win over Burnley earlier this month.
But the Ecuadorian ignored White, who was sporting a leg brace during the trophy parade.
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Ethan Nwaneri joined his team-mates on the open-top bus despite spending the second half of the season away from the Emirates Stadium.
The teenage talent joined Marseille on loan during the winter transfer window after finding himself behind Bukayo Saka and Noni Madueke in the pecking order.
And Kai Havertz revealed he wished Oleksandr Zinchenko was part of the celebrations.
The Ukrainian enjoyed a four-year spell with the North Londoners before sealing a permanent move to Ajax in February.
Arsenal’s fans turned up for the trophy parade in their droves despite agonisingly missing out on a historic Double less than 24 hours earlier.
The Gunners were beaten to Champions League glory by Paris Saint-Germain in a nail-biting penalty shoot-out.
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