Arsenal striker Ethan Nwaneri was substituted at halftime opposite Brighton
The 17-year-old opened the score for Arsenal in the first part with a compound ending, but Brighton received a 1-1 draw thanks to the penalty of Joao Pedro, Arteta also says after the fit that surprised, the hosts won a penalty After William Saliba, he played the Brazilian striker.
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“We also lost it (Nwaneri),” Arteta told Sky Sports after Saturday’s game. “It’s something muscular and we had it. “
In statements to the BBC Fit the day after the FIT, he reaffirmed the reasoning of the adolescent’s replacement and described him as “very bad news. “
Nwaneri’s Premier League moment, with his first arrival at Arsenal’s 3-1 win over Brentford on New Year’s Day. Playing on the Right in position of the injured Bukayo Saka, Nwaneri opened up Brighton’s scoring before being repositioned through Gabriel Martinelli.
In addition to playing forty -five minutes tonight (January 4), the adolescent played his first league game opposed to Brentford 78 minutes.
Arsenal were 1-0 up when Nwaneri came off, but were held to a draw by a 61st minute Joao Pedro penalty. The penalty was awarded after Saliba was deemed to have made sufficient contact for a penalty with his head on Joao Pedro’s.
“I’ve noticed a resolution like this in my career,” Arteta said in his post-match press conference. “I asked the boys if they had done it and no one had already done it.
“When you look at the incident, the distance, the player, Joao Pedro touching the ball and then saibrates the ball, you can see the touch there (with the ball). “
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An inverse angle seems to show Saliba in contact with the ball before the header of Joao Pedro.
According to him, he expected the resolution at the polling place to be cancelled or if he received an explanation, the Arsenal director added: “I checked and after 3 seconds, they said they had already checked. (That) is fast. I asked Anthony ((Taylor) and he said Var would take a look.
This is the second time a refereeing decision has dominated post-match discussions after Arsenal have faced Brighton this season, following Declan Rice’s controversial red card in August.
This adjustment also ended 1-1, with Arsenal in advance at the time of the decision. This time, this leaves Arsenal five problems with Liverpool’s league leaders, who have a set-up in hand and welcome Manchester United on Sunday, January 5.
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