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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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David Hytner at the Emirates Stadium

Mikel Arteta criticises red card escapes for Newcastle’s Pope and City’s Khusanov

Mikel Arteta prepares to punch the air after Arsenal’s win over Newcastle.
Mikel Arteta was pleased by Arsenal’s win against Newcastle but thought it should have been easier and that decisions were going against his team. Photograph: John Walton/PA

Mikel Arteta has claimed that everything would be different for his Arsenal team in the Premier League title race if Manchester City had been reduced to 10 men in last Sunday’s pivotal game at the Eithad Stadium.

The Arsenal manager insisted that the City defender, Abdukodir Khusanov, should have been sent off for a last-man foul on Kai Havertz in the 53rd minute with the score at 1-1. City went on to win 2-1 and Arteta said nothing after the game about an incident that did not generate much controversy, the consensus being Khusanov had defended his position fairly.

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