Richard Keys insists Michael Oliver ‘dropped a b******’ after Mikel Arteta complaints

Arsenal were reduced to 10 men vs Manchester City aft Leandro Trossard was sent disconnected but Mikel Arteta besides believed that the hosts should besides person had a antheral cautioned during the game

Richard Keys slammed Michael Oliver for “dropping a b******” successful not booking Jeremy Doku vs Arsenal.

The referee was astatine the bosom of Sunday’s clash aft helium gave Gunners wideman Leandro Trossard a reddish card. His dismissal came aft helium had kicked the shot distant astatine the commencement of the 2nd half.

Arsenal brag Mikel Arteta was near furious with the decision, and called for consistency crossed the board. He pointed to City prima Jeremy Doku not being cautioned aft a akin incidental during the game.

Keys - who has regularly taken purpose astatine Arteta implicit his touchline mode successful caller years - agrees with the Gunners brag and believes that referee Oliver dropped a howler successful not brandishing a yellowish card. Writing successful a column, Keys amazingly said: “I bash hold with Arteta that Doku should’ve been booked.

“He excessively kicked the shot away, but let’s not hide it would’ve been a elemental yellow. Trossard was connected a yellowish erstwhile helium committed his crime. The feline indispensable person the brains of a rocking horse. There’s nary question Oliver dropped a b****** by not booking Doku. We privation consistency.”

Away from questions implicit kicking the shot away, determination were besides complaints from City’s side. They were besides near annoyed astatine Riccardo Calafiori’s equaliser.

It was claimed that Oliver did not let Kyle Walker to get backmost into presumption up of helium goal. Meanwhile, Arsenal’s 2nd extremity done Gabriel besides drew complaints.

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And Keys claims that City were close to consciousness aggrieved. He added: “He [Oliver] was besides a spot naughty allowing Arsenal to instrumentality the free-kick - from the incorrect spot by the mode - successful the build-up to Arsenal’s archetypal goal. Walker was a spot dilatory getting backmost successful position, but protocol demands helium should’ve been allowed to bash so.

“There’s an statement Arsenal’s 2nd should’ve been disallowed. Ederson is intelligibly stopped from getting to the country by 2 Arsenal ‘blockers’. They bash it each the clip and I’m a small amazed officials haven’t cottoned onto it yet. I thought it was a foul.

“So some sides person crushed to beryllium a small miffed, but I enjoyed the game. It was large to spot Arsenal spell toe-to-toe with City, whilst besides believing they could triumph it. That was a monolithic alteration successful their caput acceptable from past season.”

Following their refereeing complaints, some Arsenal and City volition beryllium backmost successful enactment this week. The Gunners instrumentality connected League One broadside Bolton connected Tuesday successful the 3rd circular of the Carabao Cup, portion Guardiola’s broadside big Watford connected Wednesday.

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