Unai Emery, Arsenal manager, has blamed referee’s decision to hand over a red card to Ainsley Maitland-Niles for their 3-0 loss against Leicester City on Sunday.
Okay Nigeria reports that the Foxes thrashed the Gunners 3-0 at King Power Stadium.
Emery criticised the referee for handing a second yellow card to the young defender after 36 minutes into the game.
Speaking to BBC Sport after the game, he said:
“We worked, we prepared our game plan and [when it was] 11 v 11 the match was going as we prepared.”
“For me, the first yellow card should not be one. It has affected our game plan a lot. One player less is difficult.
“Today the reason [for losing] is the red card. We will continue, we will not look at the table. The Europa League is a big motivation for us.”
Leicester, meanwhile, are still in the hunt for a seventh-place finish and a potential Europa League spot, and boss Brendan Rodgers was delighted with his side’s dominant display.
“Firstly our defence was nice and aggressive and we pressed the game really well,” he told Sky Sports.
“When it was 11 v 11 I thought we were the better team. I’m very pleased we got our reward for our hard work.”
