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RIO FERDINAND slammed Martin Keown for being "touchy" aft Arsenal's 1-0 decision to Inter Milan astatine San Siro.
The Gunners suffered their archetypal Champions League decision of the play with Hakan Calhanoglu’s arguable first-half penalty capable to abstracted the sides.
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Arsenal person suffered 3 defeats successful their past six successful each competitions.
While their lone wins successful that tally person travel against Shakhtar Donetsk and Preston North End.
And there's nary motion of their signifier changing up of what is present a HUGE visit to Chelsea connected Sunday.
But Arsenal fable Keown is not disquieted astir the Gunners' dip successful form.
Speaking connected TNT Sports, helium said: “The constituent I’m making is that successful the 2nd half, Arsenal did each they could to people a extremity here. And I saw a truly bully reaction.
“Everyone wants to enactment Arsenal away. I don’t deliberation there’s a monolithic situation for Arsenal. I don’t deliberation they’re that acold distant from getting it right.
“They’ve got to support believing successful what they’re doing. Yes they’re not scoring goals but I thought erstwhile Ethan Nwaneri came connected - possibly should person been connected a spot earlier - and helium demonstrated immoderate existent prime erstwhile helium came on.”
Fellow pundit Ferdinand replied: “I privation to spot him more. But I don’t deliberation anyone is trying to enactment Arsenal distant here, Martin, we’re conscionable stating facts.”
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But Keown spot back: “No I’m admiring what Inter Milan are doing. They person a antithetic model. They person a manager of football who is coming to the extremity of his vocation shall we say?
“A batch of radical knocking Arsenal, I’m lasting up for them a spot tonight.
Arsenal subordinate ratings v Inter Milan (1)
“I thought they did better. Maybe it was mentioned successful the commentary. I thought they had 1 oregon 2 chances that they didn’t enactment distant but they surely went aft their opponents today.”
Ferdinand past turned to big Laura Woods and said: “Why are Arsenal radical truthful touchy?
“I don’t understand, wherefore is that? No one’s having a excavation - we’re not having a dig.”
The Man Utd legend's remark triggered a acceptable of laughter from the remainder of the TNT sheet and near Keown speechless.
Mikel Arteta was near fuming aft a communicative of TWO penalties connected Wednesday night.
Mikel Merino was adjudged to person handled wrong the container from adjacent scope during stoppage clip successful the archetypal half.
Merino had earlier been denied a punishment aft helium saw himself connected the receiving extremity of a punch successful the head by Inter keeper Yann Sommer.
Arteta said: “We were precise harshly done. I don’t recognize [Inter’s penalty]. It is simply a deflection. There is nary danger, nary absorption due to the fact that it is precise adjacent to his body.
“There is thing helium tin do. I don’t cognize however you tin get distant from it.
“We were told astatine the commencement of the play that was not going to beryllium a punishment but it was a antithetic story.
“But if that is simply a punishment past erstwhile Merino is punched successful the caput it is 1 1000 percent a penalty. It is precise hard to judge that.”
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Arsenal subordinate ratings v Inter Milan
TOOTHLESS Arsenal were beaten by a superb Italian occupation successful Milan arsenic they mislaid 1-0 acknowledgment to a arguable penalty.
Here’s however the Gunners stars were rated by SunSport’s Tony Robertson.
David Raya - 6
Unfortunate with the punishment connected an different quiescent night. Passing was beneath par with connected 3 retired of 9 agelong passes uncovering their mark.
Ben White - 7
Dependable arsenic ever astatine close back. Can't beryllium blamed for the decision from a antiaircraft standpoint.
William Saliba - 7
Marshalled defence good and produced immoderate beardown passes. Three clearances and six duels won said everything astir his performance.
Gabriel Magalhaes - 7
Had a somewhat amended clip successful duels than Saliba but was worse connected the ball.
Jurrien Timber - 7
Had a bully rapport with Martinelli down the near flank. Dependable but undone by the arguable punishment call.
Mikel Merino - 5
Difficult to spot what helium brings to the midfield astatine the moment. Clearly Arteta likes his tallness and strength, but not connected the aforesaid wavelength arsenic team-mates tonight. Unlucky to springiness distant the penalty.
Thomas Partey - 6
Should person been fixed much licence to roam guardant successful the 2nd half. But didn't look similar helium had the legs to bash that job.
Bukayo Saka - 6
Captain for the nighttime with Odegaard lone acceptable for the bench. Saka was ever a threat, but each excessively often oregon not chose the incorrect enactment to spell wrong oregon out.
Gabriel Martinelli - 7
Flashes of brilliance and a thorn passim the clash. Created 4 chances but team-mates were incapable to assistance him out.
Kai Havertz - 6
Couple of flashes of brilliance, including a beauteous curled effort astatine extremity that forced Sommer to punch clear, but needed to beryllium a stronger unit up top. Went disconnected with a bloody caput successful wounded time.
Leandro Trossard - 6
Buzzed astir and had threatening moments. But conscionable didn't get the shot capable successful unsafe positions.
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