Mikel Arteta urged the Soccer Affiliation to overturn Arsenal defender Myles Lewis-Skelly’s controversial crimson card in Saturday’s 1-0 win at Wolves.
Lewis-Skelly, 18, turned the third youngest participant to be dismissed in Premier League historical past when he was proven a straight crimson by Michael Oliver within the first half for clipping Matt Doherty.
It was a vastly contentious determination because the offence passed off deep inside Arsenal’s personal half and was clearly not reckless.
Former England captain Alan Shearer referred to as it “one of many worst selections that I’ve seen in a very long time”.
Livid Gunners boss Arteta desires the choice overturned in the identical means Manchester United midfielder Bruno Fernandes was let off following a crimson card towards Tottenham earlier within the season.
“I’m completely fuming however I go away it with you,” Arteta mentioned. “I believe it’s that apparent that we don’t want any remark right this moment and hopefully the fitting factor will occur.
“Hopefully we don’t have to (enchantment the choice) and if now we have to, there’s a actually good precedent, what occurred with Bruno this season as properly.
“OK, we have been able that we shouldn’t be in, at the very least let’s be able that we ought to be in for the following few weeks and permit that participant to proceed to his job.”
Arsenal overcame adversity to win the sport via Riccardo Calafiori’s 74th-minute objective, 4 minutes after the hosts had additionally been diminished to 10 males when Joao Gomes was despatched off.
That saved their title hopes alive as they cling on to Liverpool’s coat-tails, six factors behind having performed a recreation extra.
“I’m extraordinarily pleased with the gamers,” Arteta added. “I imply, you may discuss our braveness, you may discuss spirit, however as properly about intelligence, the best way they managed the sport emotionally, it was unbelievable, particularly with what we needed to face and the way they felt about it.
“All of them simply confronted the state of affairs. We went to a second half and the one message was to go on the market to win the sport. That’s it.
“If anyone doesn’t really feel it, don’t go and so they definitely did it in a very convincing means.”
