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THE assignment of Peter Bankes for the power-keg Premier League showdown betwixt Arsenal and Manchester City lacks communal sense.
Gunners fans are up successful arms due to the fact that Bankes is from Merseyside and has an affiliation with the Liverpool County Football Association.
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And I judge the Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL) person brought undue unit connected Bankes and themselves with the assignment for today's Emirates clash with Arsenal vying with Liverpool successful the rubric race.
In the aftermath of Michael Oliver receiving decease threats and maltreatment aft helium wrongly sent disconnected Arsenal's Myles Lewis-Skelly successful the 1-0 triumph astatine Wolves past weekend, refs' chiefs person made an unnecessary appointment.
They are not helping themselves.
The crippled is large capable due to the fact that of the immense rivalry arsenic outlined by Arsenal skipper Martin Odegaard.
But the assignment volition lone summation the unit connected Bankes.
I would ne'er question the integrity of immoderate lucifer official.
But if thing happens past Bankes volition beryllium successful the firing line.
Arsenal fans are already fuming implicit Oliver's determination to disregard Lewis-Skelly.
Arsenal ratings vs Girona arsenic Neto has a shocker connected debut but is rescued by wonderkid
NETO endured a nightmare Arsenal debut against Girona but had 17-year-old Ethan Nwaneri to convey for sparing his blushes.
SunSport's Henry Tomlinson has provided his ratings for the Arsenal team...
Neto - 4
He made his long-awaited debut, having joined Arsenal connected indebtedness from Bournemouth past summer.
The goalkeeper got distant with an aboriginal mistake and was caught retired by erstwhile Spurs prima Arnaut Danjuma.
Thomas Partey 45' - 6
Too assertive from the right-back spot and was beaten for gait by Danjuma arsenic Girona opened the scoring.
Partey struggled with the winger for overmuch of the crippled which gave the hosts an edge.
Managed to triumph a punishment to springiness Arsenal a way backmost into the crippled aft a needless situation but was hooked astatine half-time.
Jakub Kiwior - 6
The defender enactment successful a decent displacement astatine the backmost and was capable to support Abel Ruiz quiescent for overmuch of the match.
Gabriel Magalhaes - 6
Like Kiwior, Gabriel was reasonably coagulated against Girona and dealt with astir of the information from the hosts.
Riccardo Calafiori 69' - 6
Thought helium scored the opener but was a bully ft offside.
Continued to beryllium affirmative up the helping and helped the Gunners up the pitch.
Mikel Merino - 6
Merino was good against Girona. It was not a show that volition drawback headlines but did what helium needed to bash successful midfield.
Jorginho 80' – 7
It's been a while, but the Italian was backmost connected the scoresheet aft converting from the spot successful the 38th minute.
The midfielder was composed connected the shot and helped recycle the shot and power possession.
Martin Odegaard - 6
It was a quiescent nighttime for the Gunners skipper arsenic helium helped the squad support the shot but lacked that originative spark.
Raheem Sterling - 4
Struggled to marque a large interaction successful the archetypal fractional and was the weakest of each of the Gunners' frontline.
To marque matters worse, helium was booked for diving successful the 70th minute.
And conscionable arsenic helium though it couldn't get adjacent worse, helium missed a punishment precocious on.
Leandro Trossard 69' – 6
Should person fixed Arsenal the pb aboriginal connected but was incapable to deflect the shot goalwards.
Continued to prob and rattled the crossbar earlier the interruption with a almighty effort.
Ethan Nwaneri 85' - 8
The youngster showed wherefore helium is 1 of the astir promising players astatine the nine with a wonderment onslaught successful the archetypal half.
He wrapped a curling effort into the apical country earlier half-time connected his archetypal Champions League start.
His extremity saw him go the 2nd youngest English goalscorer successful the past of thre Champions League.
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Jurrien Timber 45' - 6
Added immoderate vigor down the left-hand broadside aft replacing Partey astatine half-time.
Kai Havertz 69' - 6
Got progressive successful the onslaught but struggled to find a wide scoring chance,
Myles Lewis-Skelly 69' - 6
Another comfy outing for the awesome youngster.
Declan Rice 80' - 6
Came connected successful the last stages to assistance solidify the defence for the Gunners and enactment successful immoderate unsafe corners.
He did prime up a booking precocious on.
Gabriel Martinelli 85' - N/A
Replaced Nwaneri precocious connected and looked unsafe connected the helping for the last minutes.
But VAR Darren England and past the PGMOL were much to blame.
England should person intervened astatine Molineux and past determination was nary crushed for the PGMOL to backmost a determination which was intelligibly incorrect.
Arsenal brag Mikel Arteta heaps praise connected 'calm and composed' youngster Ethan Nwaneri for Champions League triumph
The connection to enactment the reddish paper lone inflamed the situation.
I saw Gary Neville impeach Mikel Arteta of fuelling Arsenal fans' increasing hostility towards referees but I disagree.
If Prem officials got decisions close connected a accordant ground past the bulk of supporters would person nary complaints.
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