Arsenal earned all three factors in opposition to Manchester Metropolis earlier right this moment with a 1-0 victory on the Emirates.
Mikel Arteta was a really blissful man on the full-time whistle however had the sport not gone his aspect’s approach there would’ve been big uproar concerning one refereeing choice earlier within the recreation.
Metropolis midfielder Mateo Kovacic threw in a nasty sort out on Martin Odegaard through the first half which might’ve very simply seen him dismissed.
Following a VAR evaluate it was determined that Michael Oliver’s on discipline choice of a yellow card was the proper one – a lot to the bemusement of the Arsenal bench.
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The Croatia worldwide then, simply minutes later, threw in one other late sliding sort out and caught Declan Rice on the ankle.
Oliver instantly waved away protests from Arsenal gamers for the ex-Chelsea man to be awarded a second yellow and one Liverpool supporter (@BackseatsmanLFC on X) has defined why the 29-year-old was not dismissed.
Michael Oliver (ref right this moment) was, after all, the opposite official to obtain cost from Metropolis’s house owners to referee a match within the UAE.
Not even attempting to push a conspiracies nevertheless it simply makes each choice like this have a query mark over it. Loopy to allow them to fly on the market. https://t.co/vZ2awU9gJl
— barry (@BackseatsmanLFC) October 8, 2023
It’s massively regarding that Premier League referees are being employed by the house owners of a membership in the identical division however hey-ho!
Nothing actually surprises anymore following the abysmal officiating we’ve seen in current weeks.
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