MYLES LEWIS-SKELLY was dragged disconnected conscionable 34 minutes into Arsenal’s stunning 7-1 Champions League triumph implicit PSV.
The young defender was fortunate to flight being sent-off successful the lucifer for 2 yellowish paper challenges during the circular of 16 archetypal leg.
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He was subbed disconnected by Mikel Arteta earlier fractional timeGettyLewis-Skelly, 18, was booked successful the 24th infinitesimal for a foul heavy wrong his ain half.
He was past penalised for a precise precocious situation connected Richard Ledezma conscionable 2 minutes later.
There were calls from the PSV players that Lewis-Skelly should beryllium sent disconnected by the referee, Jesus Gil Manzano kept his cards successful his pocket.
Arsenal past stormed into a three-goal pb acknowledgment to efforts from Jurrien Timber, Ethan Nwaneri and Mikel Merino.
After the extremity from Merino went in, Mikel Arteta made the determination to sub Lewis-Skelly retired of the action.
Italian defender Riccardo Calafiori was sent connected successful spot of the youngster.
Lewis-Skelly looked disappointed with himself arsenic helium slumped down connected the seat to ticker the remainder of the match.
BBC pundit Alan Shearer backed the substitution and admitted leaving him connected would person been a “risk”.
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He said: “Myles Lewis-Skelly is successful a risky concern determination having conscionable been shown a yellowish card.
“If helium hadn’t received 1 conscionable moments ago, past that would decidedly beryllium one. Arsenal person got distant with 1 there.
PA“It was ever going to beryllium a substance of clip earlier that change, Riccardo Calafiori for Lewis-Skelly took place.
“They person enactment themselves successful a bully position, 3 goals up, truthful wherefore tally the hazard of going down to 10 men. Sensible decision.”
He lone picked up a red paper successful Arsenal’s caller 1-0 decision to West Ham successful the Premier League.
The defender was the past antheral arsenic helium dragged down Mohammed Kudus who looked done connected goal.
This followed the arguable dismissal for fouling Matt Doherty successful the crippled against Wolves.
Arsenal ratings vs PSV arsenic Nwaneri comes of property successful Champions League drubbing but rash Lewis-Skelly is hooked early
ARSENAL steamrolled a hapless PSV broadside to all-but publication their spot successful the Champions League quarter-finals.
The Gunners started without a recognised striker erstwhile again but dissimilar astatine Nottingham Forest past week, goals were not a occupation successful Eindhoven.
A quick-fire treble from Jurrien Timber and Ethan Nwaneri astir the 20th infinitesimal enactment the Gunners successful power successful what was an assured display.
Every Arsenal subordinate impressed and they were objective with their finishing.
Only Myles Lewis-Skelly volition consciousness a small disappointed arsenic helium was hooked aft fractional an hr to debar him picking up a 2nd yellow.
It was a shame arsenic the youngster was performing good connected the shot – helium played a cardinal relation successful the build-up to the opening goal.
But helium could not beryllium trusted by Mikel Arteta aft helium dived and caught his antheral with a situation that could easy person resulted successful a 2nd booking.
It was different careless infinitesimal that allowed PSV backmost into the lucifer arsenic Thomas Partey conceded a punishment that was converted connected the stroke of half-time.
But the Gunners did not remainder connected their laurels and came retired racing aft the break, scoring doubly successful 2 minutes to enactment the match, and the tie, to bed.
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He aboriginal saw his three-match prohibition overturned and Ref main Howard Webb insisted that the decision, portion wrong, was not a “horrendous” one.
Meanwhile, PSV were offered a way backmost into the lucifer arsenic Noa Lang converted from the spot earlier the break.
However, each hopes of a comeback looked implicit conscionable 3 minutes into the 2nd fractional arsenic Martin Odegaard and Leandro Trossard some scored to marque it 5-1.
Odegaard made it 2 for himself and six connected the nighttime successful the 73rd minute.
Lewis-Skelly’s replacement Calafiori wrapped up the scoring with Arsenal’s SEVENTH successful the dying stages.
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