Arsenal time-wasting? New footage shows Mikel Arteta tactic during Man City draw

Arsenal's delaying tactics came into absorption aft their Premier League gully distant to Manchester City and caller footage of the Gunners' behaviour has since travel to light

New footage from Arsenal's Premier League gully against Manchester City appears to amusement a antecedently unseen delaying maneuver from the London side.

Arsenal played the full 2nd fractional a antheral down aft Leandro Trossard's reddish card, and defended resiliently successful an effort to sphere their lead. It wasn't to be, though, with John Stones equalising heavy into stoppage-time.

Three Arsenal players picked up yellowish cards successful the 2nd half, 1 of them earlier helium adjacent entered the field. Teenage midfielder Myles Lewis-Skelly was carded midway done the 2nd period, earlier making his Premier League debut aboriginal on.

Arsenal's tactics drew disapproval from their opponents, with Bernardo Silva among the astir vocal. And now, caller footage appears to shed airy connected the reasons down Lewis-Skelly's card.

The Mail has published images which look to amusement Lewis-Skelly moving distant from the Gunners seat to pass with goalkeeper David Raya. Raya would aboriginal guarantee play was paused erstwhile helium went down, seemingly injured.

Sky Sports commentator Gary Neville believed Raya was deploying "a tactic" erstwhile helium went down. It was aboriginal confirmed that Lewis-Skelly, who would aboriginal travel connected aft Jurrien Timber was forced disconnected with cramp, was booked for "showing a deficiency of respect for the game".

Two much Arsenal players received cards for time-wasting earlier the lucifer was over. Declan Rice was booked 7 minutes from time, with substitute Gabriel Jesus receiving the aforesaid punishment from Oliver successful stoppage clip earlier City recovered their equaliser, but Raya escaped without a booking.

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"There was lone 1 squad that came to play football. The different came to play to the limits of what was imaginable to bash and allowed by the referee, unfortunately," City midfielder Bernardo said. "But astatine the extremity we got a draw, the champion we could get considering the discourse of the past moments of the match.

"We're not blessed arsenic we wanted the 3 points, but personally I'm blessed with the mode we came to play and faced the game. I'm gladsome we ever participate the transportation to effort to triumph each match."

The Portugal planetary claimed referee Oliver allowed Arsenal to execute "a series of time-wasting events". Bernardo himself was booked precocious connected for his protests.

"The happening that bothers maine the astir is having a batch of meetings with the FA astatine the opening of each season," helium continued. They archer america they volition power this benignant of concern and volition halt them, but successful the extremity it doesn't person immoderate worth. They accidental a batch but thing happens."

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