- The Arsenal midfielder was despatched off within the weekend draw towards Brighton
- Micah Richards has fumed over Declan Rice’s second yellow card offence
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Micah Richards slated Declan Rice’s weird sending off in Arsenal’s weekend Premier league draw towards Brighton as ‘one of many worst choices I’ve ever seen.’
The Manchester Metropolis legend is the most recent ex-Premier League star to criticise the second yellow card dished out by referee Chris Kavanagh who booked the England worldwide for kicking the ball away.
Rice had already been deservedly booked for a rash problem int he first-half towards the Seagulls earlier than being given his marching orders within the opening exchanges of the second 45 minutes after he booting the ball amidst being kick within the leg by Brighton full-back Joel Veltman.
Arsenal followers on the Emirates rose to demand Veltman be despatched off for his wild swing at Rice, nevertheless it was the Gunners midfielder who discovered himself being dismissed for a second yellow card.
Gunners boss Mikel Arteta fumed on the determination to ship his midfielder off as Arsenal had been held to a 1-1 draw by Brighton regardless of initially taking the lead by way of a fragile Kai Havertz end.
Micah Richards slated Declan Rice’s (center) weird sending off in Arsenal ‘s weekend Premier league draw towards Brighton
Rice was proven a second yellow card when he kicked the ball away whereas being booted
Rice and Arsenal colleagues protested the midfielder’s innocence to referee Chris Kavanagh
Richards has now blasted the referee’s determination and was dumbfounded to clarify why Rice was proven a pink card that can see him miss Arsenal’s subsequent match towards rivals Tottenham.
‘I really feel utterly completely different to the way in which you guys (Gary Lineker and Alan Shearer) really feel,’ Richards informed The Rest Is Football podcast on Monday.
‘I believe that was one of many worst choices I’ve ever seen. Letter of the legislation? First level, (Brighton ahead) Joao Pedro kicked the ball away. He kicked the ball away! He didn’t get a yellow card.’
Arsenal’s frustrations had been additional heightened after Brighton’s Joao Pedro escaped punishment when he booted the ball up the alternative finish of the pitch after a foul was given.
Premier League legend Alan Shearer tried to counter Richards by stressing the ball was already out of play when Pedro kicked it, however had his suggestion instantly rejected.
Manchester Metropolis legend Micah Richards (pictured) is the most recent ex-Premier League star to criticise the second yellow card
‘It doesn’t matter!’ Richards added. ‘Mike Arteta was about to get the ball and throw it to his participant. That’s what it seemed prefer to me. I’m not being biased right here, I’m being completely impartial.
‘He kicked the ball away, so in my thoughts, that’s time losing. That’s the primary level. The second level is Joel Veltman. I’ve performed in that place so much. He’s tried to argue he’s taking a fast free-kick,’ he added.
‘If you happen to’re gonna play a fast free-kick, you don’t throw the ball 5 yards in entrance of you. You set your hand on the ball and then you definately cross it. You don’t take a fast free-kick there anyway.
‘You wait in your workforce to be set. He throws the ball, acts like he’s going to kick it, however there may be no-one within the house the place he’s about to kick it anyway. Declan Rice, now… OK… I might perceive if Declan Rice moved in direction of the ball and kicked it away,’ mentioned Richards.
