As flicks of a football go, it might well prove one of the most consequential of the new season, which is quite the feat, given said ball was not even in play at the time.
With the outside of his right boot and a petulant but hardly extraordinary nudge, Declan Rice earned himself a whack from Joel Veltman and the first red card of his Premier League career, cost Arsenal two points in what became a 1-1 draw with Brighton and now leaves Mikel Arteta with a midfield conundrum heading into next weekend’s north London derby.
