DAVID LUIZ has slammed his ‘unbelievable’ red card against Wolves.
And Mikel Arteta says he plans on appealing the dismissal, saying ‘I cannot see any contact’.
Mikel Areta plans on appealing David Luiz’s red card against WolvesCredit: Guardian News & Media / Free to use by all titles in perpetuity under NMC agreement
Luiz branded his sending off ‘unbelievable’ as Arsenal lost 2-1Credit: Instagram @davidluiz_4
Luiz was shown a straight red in the second minute of first-half stoppage time after appearing to make contact with Willian Jose.
The resulting penalty was tucked away by Ruben Neves to level the scores after Nicolas Pepe put Arsenal ahead at Molineux.
And Wolves made their extra man count in the second half when Joao Moutinho fired in a screamer soon after the break.
Arsenal then had a second man sent off when Bernd Leno handled the ball outside the box while being closed down by Adama Traore.
And Wolves ended the game 2-1 victors, dealing a huge blow to Arsenal.
The Luiz red was certainly the turning point in the game.
But replays appeared to show there was little contact between him and Jose, even though VAR checked it before awarding the penalty.
Luiz took to Instagram after the game with a simple post reading ‘Unbelievable!!!’ accompanied by angry emojis.
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And Arsenal boss Arteta is also adamant Luiz did not touch his opponent.
Indeed, the Gunners gaffer insists he will appeal the red card if he gets the green light from the club’s legal department.
Speaking after the game, Arteta said: “I’ve just seen the replay ten times in five different angles and I cannot see any contact.
“If I’m sitting here now I would say yes (we will appeal). We have to speak with legal at the club and see what the best thing is to do.
“It’s hard enough to win football games in the league. Those big decisions are like that but it’s nothing we can change at the moment.
“The way we lost the game really hurts, it’s painful. If there’s any contact it’s Jose with David.
“I don’t know if they have a different angle to what they have or you have.
“It was a big decision and they can justfiy if they got it right then I put my hands up and apologise.
“The only thing I’m saying is I’m sitting here and I cannot see any contact and it’s really frustrating because it’s a big moment in the game.”
Mikel Arteta says he couldn’t see any contact from David Luiz in red card incident at Wolves
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
