“I was amazed, amazed and amazed!”. Arteta spoke out about Rice's controversial suspension
Arsenal was unable to defeat Brighton at home, ending in a 1-1 draw in the 3rd round of the Premier League.
The turning point in the match was Arsenal midfielder Declan Rice's second yellow card early in the second half.
Arsenal's head coach, Mikel Arteta, disagreed with the referee's decision to show the midfielder a second “yellow card.”
"Overall when we played against 11 v 11 we deserved to win the game and 11 v 10 we deserved to win the game. We lost two points.
Rices sending off? I was amazed, amazed and amazed. In the first half when the opponents did that they didn't get any booking. He makes the call by law in a non critical area of the pitch when the ball hit the heel when turning around, to make that decision. By law he can do it but be consistent. If that is the case they should have a man sent off and then it is 10 v 10.
Amazing, the team and the reaction of the crowd [after going a man down]. We created two big chances one v one and we should have won the game." Arteta said.
This was Arsenal's first time dropping points this season after two wins at the start of the campaign. The Gunners have seven points after three Premier League matches.
Liam Carter
Dailysports's expert
Translated by the editors
