Mikel Arteta's reaction moments after Leandro Trossard red card speaks volumes

Leandro Trossard was shown his 2nd yellowish paper aft booting distant the ball, having been judged to person fouled Bernardo Silva successful the archetypal fractional of Arsenal's clash against Manchester City

Mikel Arteta would person astir prepared his half-time connection erstwhile his plans were thrown into disarray by Leandro Trossard's reddish paper against Manchester City.

The Belgian prima fouled Bernardo Silva earlier launching the shot distant aft the referee's whistle - and was quickly shown a reddish by Michael Oliver. There was a consciousness of disbelief among Arsenal's players arsenic they protested the determination with their team-mate dilatory to permission the field.

Arteta was progressive successful his ain speech with the 4th authoritative and pulled his jumper implicit his head, specified was his frustration. The Spanish manager pulled his apical halfway disconnected successful the pouring Manchester rainfall earlier attempting to plead his case.

The Gunners brag was intelligibly acold from blessed with the determination but could bash small but question his arms by the dugout arsenic helium was near to reconsider his plans arsenic precocious arsenic the eighth infinitesimal of stoppage time. Arteta did negociate to regain his composure, however.

While the choler successful Arsenal's broadside was palpable, arsenic Trossard trudged disconnected the pitch, Arteta inactive managed to console his subordinate with a cuddle aft helium crossed the byline. The Arsenal guardant was the taken distant by Arteta's coaching staff, with fury inactive successful his eyes.

Nevertheless, the Gunners inactive went into half-time with a lead. The northbound London broadside were capable to deed backmost aft going a extremity down owed to Erling Haaland's strike. Riccardo Calafiori equalised with an awesome onslaught connected his Premier League afloat debut.

Gabriel was past capable to people his 2nd extremity of the play erstwhile heading successful from Bukayo Saka's corner. The Brazilian had enactment his broadside into the driving spot successful the archetypal infinitesimal of stoppage time.

It is the 2nd clip this play Arsenal person seen a subordinate sent disconnected for a 2nd yellowish paper having kicked the shot away. Declan Rice was fixed his marching orders against Brighton after being judged to person done truthful up of a Seagulls' escaped kick.

Gary Neville believes Arsenal person small crushed to kick astir Trossard being shown his 2nd yellowish card.

"Arteta has enactment his jumper implicit his head. I don't deliberation helium tin complain," helium said. "It's a foul. He barges Bernardo Silva and past helium wellies the shot away. The crushed we cognize he's heard the whistle is helium fractional pulls away."

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