Arsenal news: Gary Lineker slams Riccardo Calafiori decision after teammate’s 'lucky' claim

Arsenal secured a thrilling 4-2 triumph against Leicester astatine the play but the fallout from the crippled continues contempt attraction turning to this week’s Champions League clash with PSG

Arsenal did not marque it casual for themselves astatine the play contempt their triumph against Leicester.

The Gunners looked to beryllium connected the mode to a straight-forward triumph aft going 2-0 up successful the archetypal half. Gabriel Martinelli and Leandro Trossard had some scored to acceptable the North Londoners connected their way.

But 2 goals from James Justin levelled matters, with a stoppage clip Wilfred Ndidi ain extremity and a Kai Havertz onslaught securing 3 points for Mikel Arteta’s men. Things don’t get immoderate easier for Arsenal this week arsenic they proceed their Champions League run against French giants Paris Saint-Germain.

It is the Gunners’ archetypal location European crippled of the campaign, and 1 they volition beryllium precise keen to win. Ahead of that game, instrumentality a look astatine each of the modular Arsenal headlines:

Lineker slams Calafiori call

Match of the Day big Gary Lineker believes Arsenal defender Riccardo Calafiori should person been sent disconnected against Leicester. Speaking aft the game, helium said: "He thought Calafiori should've had different yellowish card. I find it hard to disagree with him."

Ex-Arsenal prima Theo Walcott agreed that the Italian should person been fixed his marching orders. He replied: "I agree, I thought it was precise lucky, it was cynical."

Calafiori had picked up a anterior booking, with Leicester near furious that helium did not prime up a 2nd caution for taking down Facundo Buononatte. The Argentine was alternatively booked for his protests.

Trossard makes “lucky” claim

Arsenal matchwinner Leandro Trossard claims that luck was connected Arsenal’s broadside arsenic they saw disconnected Leicester. Speaking to the club’s authoritative website, the Belgian wideman said: "It was conscionable relief! I had immoderate bully opportunities and erstwhile the shot doesn’t spell in, you request to support believing and believing.

“It was large that the shot went successful and gave america the pb again. Credit to the boys, everyone kept believing going guardant and pushing to make chances. That’s what we request – if it doesn’t spell your mode astatine that point, you request to support pushing and that’s what we did. In the end, the luck was connected our side.

"Overall, I deliberation we played a precise bully crippled to spell 2-0 up astatine half-time and past the goals we conceded today, they were a spot excessively easy. It shows however you request to propulsion for the different goals – we had immoderate large chances, and their goalkeeper made immoderate large saves arsenic good but it’s bully to get those 2 goals astatine the extremity to get the win."

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Palmer makes Bergkamp claim

Chelsea prima Cole Palmer has admitted that helium has not watched excessively overmuch of Dennis Bergkamp aft earning comparisons to the Arsenal icon by Theo Walcott.

The ex-Arsenal antheral said: “He has got a spot of finesse, Bergkamp, Van Persie astir him, and they weren't atrocious astatine all.”

After being told astir those comments, Palmer said: “I cognize helium is simply a fable successful the Premier League, but I didn’t truly ticker him. I was excessively young. I person seen clips, helium was a apical subordinate truthful convey you, Theo Walcott!”

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