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Home> Football> Football News> Arsenal

Updated 19:30 31 Aug 2024 GMT+1Published 19:05 31 Aug 2024 GMT+1

Fabian Hurzeler dismantles Mikel Arteta's comments about Declan Rice red card in explosive press conference

Declan Rice was sent off during Arsenal’s draw against Brighton and Hove Albion.

Marcus Chan

Marcus Chan

Brighton and Hove Albion boss Fabian Hurzeler has dismantled Mikel Arteta’s comments over Declan Rice’s controversial red card.

On Saturday afternoon, Arsenal were held to a 1-1 draw at home by Brighton with Kai Havertz’s opening goal cancelled out by Joao Pedro’s equaliser.

At the start of the second half, the Gunners were reduced to 10 men after referee Chris Kavanagh controversially showed a second yellow card to Rice.

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Fans were furious after replays showed that the Englishman was kicked by Brighton star Joel Veltman, who missed the ball.

However, it was then realised that Rice actually nudged the ball away from the Brighton defender in a bid to delay the restart.

Speaking after the match, Gunners boss Arteta said: “We came back after half-time really strong, and the referee made a decision that changed the course of the game. We probably still should have won the game but I was amazed. Amazed, amazed, amazed because of how inconsistent decisions can be.

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“In the first-half there were two incidents where nothing happened, then in another critical area, the ball hits Declan's heel, he turns around, doesn't see the player and touches the ball. By law he can make that call but at this level, it's honestly amazing.”

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Arteta referenced an incident involving Brighton star Pedro which occurred in the first half when the Brazilian escaped a booking after lashing the ball away after it went out of play.

However, Brighton boss Hurzeler hit back with: “For me it's a clear red card. He shoots the ball away, it's wasting time so there are now two opinions.

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“You can't compare these two situations. The first with Joao is a clear, like a free-kick, static situation and the second one was a dynamic situation. Joao tried to keep the ball in the game, please, don't compare because in football, two situations are never the same in football.”

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Topics: Declan Rice, Brighton And Hove Albion, Arsenal, Football, Mikel Arteta

Marcus Chan
Marcus Chan

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