What Trossard Told His Arsenal Colleagues After Controversial Red Card Against Man City

What Trossard Told His Arsenal Colleagues After Controversial Red Card Against Man City

  • Leandro Trossard became the second Arsenal player to be sent off this season after a needless mistake against Manchester City
  • The Belgian winger had been booked in the 34th minute before getting his second yellow card right before the break
  • The decision came at a time when Jeremy Doku had avoided a booking from Michael Oliver for kicking the ball away

Leandro Trossard informed his Arsenal teammates that he didn't hear referee Michael Oliver's whistle before being sent off during their 2-2 draw against Manchester City.

After conceding an early goal to Erling Haaland, Mikel Arteta's team quickly took advantage of an injury to City’s key midfielder, Rodri, and appeared to be in control heading into half-time.

What Trossard told his Arsenal colleagues after controversial red card vs Man City
Arsenal players surround the Referee Michael Oliver after he sends off Leandro Trossard during the match against Manchester City. Photo by Visionhaus.
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Goals from Riccardo Calafiori and Gabriel Magalhaes had given Arsenal the lead, but the tide turned when Trossard was controversially sent off for kicking the ball away after being penalised for fouling Bernardo Silva.

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This marked the second recent dismissal for Arsenal under similar circumstances, following Declan Rice’s second yellow card against Brighton, per ESPN.

What Trossard told his Arsenal colleagues

According to Skysports, Trossard insisted he hadn’t heard referee Michael Oliver’s whistle and was aiming a pass towards Gabriel Martinelli.

Despite being a man down, Arsenal fought valiantly, only for John Stones' late goal to deny them a dramatic win.

Why Trossard was sent off

The Belgian was penalised after fouling Bernardo Silva. He booted the ball away, leaving referee Michael Oliver with no option but to give him another yellow card.

"The referee issued a second yellow card to Leandro Trossard for delaying the restart." said the Premier League in a statement.

Trossard will miss the Carabao Cup clash with Bolton but will be available for Saturday’s match against Southampton after serving his one-game suspension.

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Haaland smacks the ball on Gabriel's head

Earlier, YEN.com.gh reported that Erling Haaland hit Gabriel with the ball after Manchester City's dramatic last-minute equaliser.

The Norwegian star bounced the ball at the Arsenal man, who had his back turned and his shirt over his head in frustration.

While many assume Haaland was intentional, tempers flared after the goal and beyond the final whistle as they exchanged words.

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Source: YEN.com.gh

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Isaac Darko (Sports Editor) Isaac Darko is a Sports Editor at Yen, boasting over 10 years of experience in the media industry. He has produced award-winning TV shows such as "Football 360" and "Sports XTRA" on ViaSat 1/Kwese TV. Isaac began his career as an Assistant Producer at TV3 Ghana Limited (Media General) and also contributed as a Writer and Weekend Editor for Pulse Ghana. He earned his bachelor's degree in Communication Studies from the Ghana Institute of Journalism (now University of Media, Arts and Communication). Email: isaac.darko@sportsbrief.com.