Arsenal coach Mikel Areta referred to the postponement of the red map of Bruno Fernandes for Manchester United at the beginning of this season and explained why he is confident that the red card is lifted by Myles Lewis Skelly.
The 18-year-old left-back was put down in the first half of Arsenals 1-0 victory over the Wolverhampton Wanderers because of a “difficult foul” that referee Michael Oliver looked at.
Areta decidedly disagreed with the decision and insisted that the red card would be lifted and referred to Fernandes’ dismissal against Tottenham Hotspur in October. The United captain was shown the red card after a violent foul on James Maddison, but later repetitions showed that Fernandes had slipped before he accidentally pushed together with his opponent.
United won the appointment and Fernandes was lifted.
When asked about Arsenal’s potential attractiveness, Areta said: “Hopefully this is not necessary, and if it has to be, it happened and it is a really good precedent for what happened to Bruno.” [Fernandes] This season too.
“Okay, we were in a position in which we shouldn’t be, but at least in a position in which we should be in the next few weeks and allow our players to continue to appear.”
The rescue of Fernandes was that he lost the hold before challenging Maddison. Lewis-Skelly deliberately put Matt Doherty to stop a counterattack of the Wolves and placed his tunnels on the ankle and the defender’s foot.
If Lewis-Skelly’s lock is maintained, he is expected to be closed for three national games, which would result in the next weekend at the high-class league against Manchester City and when the Carabao Cup semi-final against Newcastle United.
“We can’t really change what happened today,” sighed Areta. “Hopefully it will be fair for the team, the player and everyone, which will happen in the next few weeks.”