Leandro Trossard: Why Arsenal Star Was Sent Off vs Manchester 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 receiving his marching orders on the cusp of halftime during Arsenal's fiery clash against Manchester City on Sunday evening.

Arsenal made the daunting trip to the Etihad Stadium, looking to push the defending champions to their limits in the early stages of the campaign.

Erling Haaland scored his 10th campaign goal after some fine work from Savinho. However, a beautiful debut goal from Riccardo Calafiori, amid some concerns from Manchester City, cancelled the goal.

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Gabriel Magalhaes then scored another header in a second Premier League game in a row to give the Gunners a surprise lead.

Why Trossard was sent off

The game took another sharp turn after Trossard was sent for his second bookable offence. 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.

Arsenal were baffled at the decision, given that Jeremy Doku had avoided a yellow card for a similar offence earlier in the game.

Premier League rules on delaying restart

Match officials have recently cranked up on players delaying the restart of play.

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"A player will be cautioned if they are guilty of delaying the restart of play or failing to respect the required distance when play is restarted with a dropped ball, corner kick, free kick or throw-in," state the Premier League rules.

After kicking the ball away, Declan Rice was sent off against Brighton and Hove Albion. The issue at the time was the consistency in making the decisions, as Joao Pedro had gotten away unscathed despite a similar offence.

Obi makes bold prediction for Manchester City vs Arsenal

Briefly News earlier reported that Manchester City is set to host Arsenal at the Etihad Stadium tomorrow for their first clash of the season.

The Premier League champions will take on their challengers from the past two seasons in an exciting Super Sunday matchup. Chelsea legend and broadcaster John Obi Mikel has shared his bold prediction for this title contender showdown.

Source: TUKO.co.ke