Alan Shearer dismisses Jeremy Doku theory as Arsenal rage over Leandro Trossard red

Arsenal's Leandro Trossard was penalised for kicking the shot distant successful the Gunners' 2-2 Premier League gully with Manchester City, prompting fierce statement implicit different incident

Alan Shearer doesn't hold with the proposition from immoderate Arsenal fans that double-standards were applied by referee Michael Oliver successful the Gunners' draw with Manchester City.

Arsenal guardant Leandro Trossard was shown a 2nd yellowish card connected the changeable of half-time for delaying the restart. Oliver had blown his whistle for a foul by Trossard connected Bernardo Silva, and the Belgian was penalised for kicking the shot away.

It was the 2nd clip successful 3 games that Arsenal person seen a subordinate sent disconnected for the offence. Declan Rice was penalised for the aforesaid happening successful the gully against Brighton, serving a one-match home prohibition earlier returning to enactment astatine the Etihad Stadium.

Arsenal's contented appeared to subordinate to an earlier incident, wherever City winger Jeremy Doku kicked the shot downfield aft the Gunners were awarded a free-kick. However, Shearer didn't hold the situations were comparable.

Shearer was a pundit connected Match of the Day 2, and was asked by big Mark Chapman astir the Doku incident. "I deliberation if you look astatine Michael Oliver, he's telling Doku wherever helium wants the free-kick taken from and that's wherever he's [Doku] knocked it back," helium replied.

"So no, I don't hold with that successful saying that he's kicked that away. I deliberation the referee's told him, oregon telling him wherever helium wants it, and he's knocked it backmost there."

Arsenal led 2-1 erstwhile Trossard was sent off, and held retired for much than 45 minutes with 10 men. They couldn't rather seal the deal, though, with John Stones forcing location an equaliser successful the eighth infinitesimal of added clip astatine the extremity of the 2nd half.

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"It is precise obvious, I don't request to speech astir it," Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta told Sky Sports erstwhile the Doku incidental was raised. "I deliberation the reddish paper is precise clear, precise evident what radical think.

"It is not my occupation to travel present and justice what happened. My occupation is to past successful 1 of the astir hard environments determination is successful shot for 55 minutes and effort to get things done to survive.

"The remainder is not my job, but it has already happened doubly successful 5 games which is precise worrying to spot successful the champion league the Premier League. "[The reddish card] makes the concern impossible. It is very, precise hard to play with 11 players, with 10 it is impossible. With 10 you person to support your six gait container clip and clip again."

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