Referee Michael Oliver was right to send off Leandro Trossard in Arsenal’s dramatic 2-2 draw at Manchester City, the key match incidents panel has said.
The midfielder was dismissed in first-half injury time after kicking the ball away following a foul on Bernardo Silva on Sunday.
It was the second time the Gunners have had a player dismissed for delaying the restart after Declan Rice was sent off in the 1-1 draw against Brighton this month.
The panel, which reviews all key refereeing decisions in the Premier League each week, wrote: “Trossard clearly delays the restart by kicking the ball away.”
It was not unanimous though, and one panellist thought the “split-second nature of the kick away was enough of a mitigating factor”.
Arsenal were 2-1 ahead at Etihad Stadium at the time, but John Stones rescued a point for City in the 98th minute of second-half stoppage time to move them back to the top of the Premier League.
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