Arsenal fans fume after Liverpool star avoids red card for same offence as Declan Rice

Arsenal fans were near fuming aft Liverpool’s Dominik Szoboszlai avoided a reddish paper for an offence astir identical to the 1 that saw Declan Rice fixed his marching orders.

Already connected a yellowish card, the Hungary planetary fto his vexation get the amended of him moments aboriginal erstwhile helium booted the shot distant having been penalised for a foul connected Callum Hudson-Odoi.

Rice was controversially dismissed successful Arsenal’s 1-1 gully against Brighton anterior to the planetary interruption aft helium was adjudged to person wasted clip and prevented Joel Veltman from taking a speedy escaped kick.

On that juncture the England midfielder was adjudged by the Premier League’s Key Incidents Panel to person fixed referee Kris Kavanagh ‘no choice’ but to nonstop him off.

Rice volition miss Sunday’s northbound London derby arsenic a effect but Szoboszlai escaped aft Michael Oliver opted against brandishing a 2nd yellowish paper for Liverpool’s No.8.

‘Double standards… They don’t privation Arsenal to triumph the league,’ wrote 1 disgruntled Arsenal instrumentality connected X, portion different added: ‘If it’s Declan Rice is simply a 2nd yellow. Try and beryllium consistent.’

‘Like I said they’re trying everything to halt america from winning the league,’ said different Gooner. ‘This league is corrupted.’

Arsenal fans could astatine slightest console themselves with a daze 1-0 decision for Liverpool which was secured by Hudson-Odoi’s superb extremity midway done the 2nd half.

‘As the abstraction opened I saw a wide opening for a changeable and I was delighted it went in,’ said the Forest matchwinner. ‘It’s a monolithic triumph and we cognize it is massive.

‘Everyone’s morale is up, we are assured going into each game. We cognize successful our heads the mentality has to beryllium close and we are doing that arsenic a team. The campy is good.

‘I didn’t commencement but I wasn’t aggravated oregon disappointed, I americium buzzing, we are each buzzing. It’s bully to get the goals but it’s conscionable the commencement of the play and I tin support getting more.’

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