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Angry Mikel Arteta slams red card decisions after Arsenal beat Newcastle

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  • ‘It’s a red card today. It’s a red card in Manchester’

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Mikel Arteta has claimed that everything would be different for his Arsenal team in the Premier League title race if Manchester City had been reduced to ten men in last Sunday’s pivotal game at the Eithad Stadium.

The Arsenal manager insisted that the City defender, Abdukodir Khusanov, should have been sent off for a last-man foul on Kai Havertz in the 53rd minute with the score at 1-1. City went on to win 2-1. Arteta said nothing afterwards about an incident that did not generate much controversy, the consensus being Khusanov had defended his position fairly.

Continue reading…‘It’s a red card today. It’s a red card in Manchester’Arsenal return to top of table with win at EmiratesMikel Arteta has claimed that everything would be different for his Arsenal team in the Premier League title race if Manchester City had been reduced to ten men in last Sunday’s pivotal game at the Eithad Stadium.The Arsenal manager insisted that the City defender, Abdukodir Khusanov, should have been sent off for a last-man foul on Kai Havertz in the 53rd minute with the score at 1-1. City went on to win 2-1. Arteta said nothing afterwards about an incident that did not generate much controversy, the consensus being Khusanov had defended his position fairly. Continue reading…