Michael Oliver's Man City decision in spotlight as previous Arsenal controversy resurfaces

Arsenal ace Leandro Trossard was shown a 2nd yellowish paper by Michael Oliver successful archetypal fractional stoppage clip and yet sent disconnected having booted the shot distant pursuing the referee's whistle

Mikel Arteta's determination to propulsion his jumper up and implicit his look summed up Arsenal's frustrations with referee Michael Oliver against Manchester City.

The Spanish manager and his players were near incensed by the determination to grant Leandro Trossard a 2nd yellowish paper connected the verge of half-time astatine the Etihad Stadium. The Belgian prima was already connected a yellowish paper erstwhile helium fouled Bernado Silva earlier launching the shot distant aft Oliver blew his whistle.

"It is evident what happened erstwhile they made that decision, but it doesn't merit my comment," said Arteta pursuing the draw. "I don't privation to ruin thing other disconnected the pitch."

Riccardo Calafiori was much forthcoming. The Italian scored an awesome extremity connected his afloat debut but was left frustrated by Oliver's decision and claimed Trossard had not heard the whistle.

"I don't privation to accidental excessively much, but the referee, for me, they person to bash their occupation to support the crippled bully to watch, but successful these kinds of actions they don't person to enactment themselves excessively much," helium told Sky Sports.

"I deliberation Leo [Trossard] didn't adjacent perceive the whistle," the Italian continued. "And travel on, you person to bash your job, not more. You don't person to bash excessively overmuch connected the pitch. Let the guys play, fto the teams play, due to the fact that these are axenic spectacles."

Calafiori's second constituent volition beryllium 1 that hits location to Arsenal supporters. Not adjacent 12 months agone Gunners fans were told Oliver didn't 'want to person a antagonistic interaction connected the crippled by overreacting to something' erstwhile Mateo Kovacic was not shown a 2nd yellowish paper against them past season.

PGMOL main Howard Webb ultimately recognised Oliver made the incorrect determination connected that juncture however. The erstwhile referee adjacent suggested that Kovacic could person been shown reddish alternatively of yellowish for his archetypal situation past October.

"This is intelligibly a beardown tackle, and I'm precise assured that if the reddish paper had been fixed by Michael Oliver successful this shot, it would person been a 'Check complete' consecutive from the VAR," Webb said connected Refs Mic'd up, of Kovacic's archetypal tackle..

"There were immoderate tiny differences that led the VAR referees to consciousness that the determination connected the tract was not a wide and evident error, and they felt that if they had intervened it would person been a re-arbitration of that determination by the referee successful the field."

Webb adhd connected the 2nd challenge: "I bash [believe helium was fortunate not to beryllium sent off]. Second yellows are thing that the VAR is not capable to get progressive in. But helium was an highly fortunate subordinate to enactment connected the tract of play.

"Of course, the referee is 1 of the champion successful the world, Michael [Oliver] volition nary uncertainty reappraisal that and helium doesn't privation to person a antagonistic interaction connected the crippled by overreacting to something, and sometimes players volition beryllium connected a yellowish paper and determination volition beryllium unit to amusement a 2nd one. Pressure volition travel from players connected the field, but you cognize that's besides existent that if you underreact you person a antagonistic interaction connected the game. When helium reflects, he'll realise the 2nd 1 should've been a yellow, which would person seen Kovacic sent disconnected for 2 yellowish cards."

After that determination past term, the worthiness of Trossard's reddish volition mean small to Arsenal supporters. Particularly aft Jeremy Doku was not cautioned for a 2nd time erstwhile helium appeared to hold an Arsenal escaped footwear for knocking the shot away.

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