Interesting that this is the 2nd time an Arsenal player has got a 2nd yellow card for this even though the season is only 5 match days in. Makes you wonder if this is a deliberate tactic Arteta has been telling them to do?
Paul Merson does my head in every time he opens his mouth.
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Who believes that Oliver would have sent Trossard off if it wasnât for Cityâs benefit? Or that he would have shown a second yellow to a City player in a similar situation?
Thatâs the bigger issue here.
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Thatâs his default
Our commentary are claiming the var discussion they were able to hear suggested the yellow was for the challenge not kicking it away
Its not what Premier league are saying.
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Would be a soft yellow. But thatâs not what Iâm hearing here. The second yellow is for kicking the ball away.
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I know, that was why they were raising it
Why did Trossard do it?published at 17:44 British Summer Time
17:44 BST
Man City 1-2 Arsenal
Simon Stone
BBC Sportâs chief football news reporter at Etihad Stadium
I posed this question a few minutes ago thinking the second yellow was for barging Bernardo Silva in the back, which was needless.
Given it has been confirmed it was actually for kicking the ball away, it is even more ridiculous. Declan Rice missed the North London derby for exactly that reason last week.
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I would like to hear his explanation as to why he didnât book Doku, who also clearly kicked the ball away albeit with a lot less force.
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Let city get one more goal. And haaland gets into a handbag fight with Raya
Game gets called off.
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To add insult to injury I guess, Doku avoided a card for doing just that right before the incident.
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Didnât even show a first yellow to Doku, apparently.
If itâs for the kick away thatâs silly, though itâs not like Rice who did it deliberately.
Havertz was basically expecting a foul then if Arteta had blown on him he would have gone down.
That wasnât a freekick. Nope, it was
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Arsenal will lose this then have gone too negative.
Just waiting for both arteta and Pep to have a fight.
Arsenal with a back 10 on their own 18 yard line.
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I think Arse have to defend deep for 30-35mins⌠then see if they have any energy left, for a last hurrah in the remaining minutes
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Itâs not always easy to get a goal against a 10 man team.
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