“He should have been sent off after his reckless tackle on Odegard and Rice”- Mikel Arteta blasts the referee decision not to give Man City’s careless star a Red card after he almost sent Declan Rice on a season long injury in the first half [VIDEO]
“He should have been sent off after his reckless tackle on Odegard and Rice”- Mikel Arteta blasts the referee decision not to give Man City’s careless star a Red card after he almost sent Declan Rice on a season long injury in the first half
(Video) Mateo Kovacic lucky to avoid red card
Manchester City should consider themselves lucky not to be down to 10 men against Arsenal during Sunday afternoon’s Premier League blockbuster at the Emirates Stadium.
The former Chelsea midfielder, who started today’s match in midfield alongside Rico Lewis, picked up a yellow card after a poorly timed lunge on Martin Odegaard.
However, upon close inspection, it became clear the Croatia international was lucky not to have been shown a straight red card by referee Michael Oliver.