Sky Sports pundit Roy Keane has criticised Mikel Arteta’s comments after the Premier League match between Manchester City and Arsenal (2-2) this Sunday. The Spanish coach had contested Leandro Trossard’s sending off before half-time.
Roy Keane criticizes Mikel Arteta for a lack of “class”. This Sunday, during the 5th day of the Premier League, Arsenal had a prestigious victory snatched away in the last seconds on the pitch of Manchester City (2-2). The Gunners had played the second half with 10 men due to the expulsion of Leandro Trossard just before half-time. Enough to annoy the technician of the London club.
The Belgian was sent off after receiving a second yellow card for clearing a ball away. “I prefer not to comment,” Arteta said after the game, questioning the referee’s decision in an implication. “Because I saw it, it was so obvious that I think I’ll let you do it. I’ve already gotten into a lot of trouble trying to say what happened on the pitch.”
Keane believes Trossard’s second yellow card was justified
Mikel Arteta also regretted a double standard since Jeremy Doku was not sanctioned for a gesture quite similar to that of Trossard. Consultant for Sky Sports, Roy Keane did not appreciate the words of the Spanish coach. “Managers say every week that every decision is against them,” whispered the former Manchester United. “You just have to accept it.”
After Erling Haaland opened the scoring (9th), Riccardo Calafiori (22nd) and Gabriel (45+1st) had allowed Arsenal to take the lead. John Stones equalised in added time (90+8th). “Deep down, he’ll be happy with the point. Show some class, Mr Arsenal manager,” continued Roy Keane, who asked to acknowledge the situation and move on. Before adding about Trossard: “He probably deserved the red card.”
“It would be nice if a manager could come in after a game and say, ‘Yeah, you know, he was a bit silly, that deserved a yellow card,'” Roy Keane concluded. “Every week, all the managers say, ‘No, it wasn’t a foul, it wasn’t that, something happened five minutes ago.’ You’ve got to show a bit of class.”
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