Leif Davis has been slammed for a horror problem on Bukayo Saka that despatched Ipswich City down to 10 males.
The defender was proven a straight crimson card after planting his foot onto the again of the Arsenal winger’s Achilles within the thirty second minute.
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Ipswich, who’re near being relegated, had been already 2-0 down by that time following Leandro Trossard and Gabriel Martinelli objectives.
And talkSPORT’s Adrian Durham and Perry Groves had nothing however complaints for the pointless deal with at Portman Street.
“Leif Davis is in a special postcode to the ball. What’s he considering of with that problem?” Durham mentioned.
Gunners legend Groves added: “It is 100 per cent a sending off, it is nasty, it is horrible, he is aware of what he is doing.
“It is studs in Bukayo Saka, down his Achilles onto his ankle, he has tried to do him.
“You recognize once you apologise to the Ipswich followers? Do not apologise mate, get off the pitch. It is a coward’s deal with, coward’s problem.
“As a result of he is getting the run round on that right-hand aspect, Saka’s been concerned in each objectives, he is simply raked his studs down him.
“I hope he does not attempt to apologize to Bukayo Saka afterwards, as a result of why apologize once you meant to do one thing? It is pre-meditated.
“So Chris Kavanagh the referee is 100 per cent proper, get off the pitch.”
“It is a fully disgraceful problem,” Durham additionally mentioned. “I might like to know what is going on on in his head, apart from Saka’s having a extremely good sport.
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“He has tried to do him, there is not any different cause why he is placing his studs into the again of his heel.
“The opposite factor, he is held his badge after which put out his hand to apologise.
“He is then applauded the followers, they’ve applauded him again! What are they doing?”
Groves responded: “It is nonsense, as a result of that’s pseudo-aggressive.
“You recognize once you say you need them to be bodily and get caught in? That is pretending that you will be bodily.
“Pretending that you just care, that may be a load of nonsense. That does my head in when skilled footballers do this, it is simply coward’s method out.”
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The Premier League match centre swiftly confirmed why Davis was given his marching orders.
“The referee’s name of crimson card to Davis for critical foul play was checked and confirmed by VAR – with the problem deemed to be endangering the security of an opponent,” they mentioned on X.