The veteran was dangerously close to being expelled after a situation that caused many to react strongly.
Just before the break in Monday’s match between Arsenal and Crystal Palace, the guest’s midfielder James McArthur came into focus for an incident with Bukayo Saka.
The Palace player kicked Saka down in a situation where it seemed that McArthur had no chance of reaching the ball. The midfielder hit the back of the leg of the Arsenal youngster who was lying on the grass writhing in pain after the kick.
When the situation rolled back in slow motion, it all looked very brutal. Many believe that the Palace player should have been shown the red card by referee Mike Dean.
TV 2 expert: – It’s over
However, he contented himself with giving McArthur a yellow card for the incident. TV 2 expert Erik Thorstvedt disagrees. He believes that the Scot should have been sent straight into the shower.
– I’m convinced McArthur knows what he’s doing here. He sees Saka, I’m sure. It’s brutal, where is he trying to kick that ball? It is expensive, that is.
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However, expert colleague Erik Huseklepp was not as convinced.
– It looks very brutal in the slow pictures, but I am a little more uncertain than Erik about whether it should have been a red card, Huseklepp said in TV 2 studio during the break.
– What in the world?
The situation was hotly debated on social media. TV 2 profile Kasper Wikestad was among those who thought the referee should have drawn the red card.
– The hit on the leg of Saka is so hard, and the ball so far away, that this is definitely exposing the opponent to danger. Had not been converted if Dean had shown the red.
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The British journalist John Cross claims that the VAR room took an extra look at the situation, but that they chose to let Dean’s decision stand.
