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Leandro Trossard could be available for Arsenal’s next Premier League game against Leicester despite his red card in the 2-2 draw with Manchester City.
The striker was sent off with a second yellow card eight minutes from the end of the first half after fouling Bernardo Silva and kicking the ball wide.
It sparked memories of Declan Rice’s sending off earlier this season against Brighton after he took the ball from Joel Veltman ahead of a free-kick.
Trossard has been heavily criticised for his misconduct, with Arsenal legend Ian Wright criticising his “bloody stupidity”, while Gary Neville and Jamie Carragher said the same in a more family-friendly analysis on Sky Sports.
However, Trossard told his teammates in the dressing room that he did not hear referee Michael Oliver’s whistle for the restart, according to The mirror.
Leandro Trossard will not miss Arsenal’s next Premier League match despite his red card against Manchester City
Why? Because his ban only applies to one match in all competitions and his next match is in the Carabao Cup.
He was deemed to have attempted to delay the restart of a free kick by kicking the ball.
Mikel Arteta has criticised the “worrying” trend of sending off stars for delaying the restart of play, but should still be able to select Trossard for their game against Leicester at the Emirates on September 28.
That’s because Trossard’s ban, imposed for two bookings, only applies to one game in all competitions, with Arsenal’s next game being in the Carabao Cup.
The Gunners host League One side Bolton on Wednesday night in the third round of the Carabao Cup.
Ian Evatt’s side will be spared Trossard’s deception in their first game against Arsenal in 12 years – their last meeting was a 0-0 draw at the then Reebok Arena in February 2012.
Arteta was furious that Trossard was ordered to leave his side’s 2-2 draw with Manchester City at the Etihad on Sunday, where John Stones’ 98th-minute tap-in denied his side all three points.
But the target of their anger was not Trossard himself, who received a round of hugs from coaches after leaving.
“It’s so obvious that I don’t need to say it. It’s the second time. Now I hope that 100 Premier League games will be played with 10 against 11 or 10 against 9. We’ll see,” he said.
Arsenal players reacted with disbelief despite being fully aware of the rules of football
Declan Rice had been sent off for the same offence against Brighton just weeks earlier.
Mikel Arteta directed his frustration at the referees rather than Trossard for his behaviour.
‘I think it’s very obvious what people think about the red card. It’s not my job to come here and judge what happened. My job is to survive in one of the toughest environments in football for 55 minutes and try to do things to survive.
“It’s happened twice in five games now, which is very worrying to see in the top league.”
