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Evening Standard
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Malik Ouzia

Arsenal midfielder Thomas Partey shoulders blame for Liverpool red card after AFCON dash

Thomas Partey says he takes full responsibility for his bizarre sending off in Arsenal’s Carabao Cup semi-final defeat to Liverpool last night, admitting: “I should be more intelligent.”

Partey was rushed back from the Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon following Ghana’s shock exit at the hand of Comoros on Tuesday, and headed straight to the Gunners’ team hotel after landing in London at lunchtime on Thursday to make himself available for the clash.

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