Gary Neville has criticised Liverpool’s Trent Alexander Arnold after he was booked for delaying the restart on Saturday.
The Reds had an incredible alternative to leapfrog Premier League rivals Arsenal and Manchester Metropolis and plant themselves on prime of the desk towards Wolves at Molineux Stadium.
Following their spectacular win towards Bournemouth final week by which Arne Slot deployed a really attacking line-up, it took the guests till first-half added time to lastly discover the breakthrough.
Selecting up the ball on the left wing, Portuguese ahead Diogo Jota fired a pinpoint correct cross into the world the place it was met by the top of Ibrahima Konate who powered it into the bottom and previous goalkeeper.
Wolves did nevertheless battle their means again into the competition after the break however the lead didn’t final lengthy with Mohamed Salah dispatching from the spot six minutes later to make it 2-1 and seal the victory for Slot’s facet.
Nonetheless, we did see the referee guide Alexander Arnold after simply six minutes for kicking the ball away and delaying the restart which has change into extra widespread to this point this marketing campaign.
Talking on commentary, Neville criticised the English defender for permitting himself to be booked so early on within the contest.
“The publicity round this explicit rule means now referees at the moment are throughout it.” He mentioned by way of Sky Sports activities.
“Trent Alexander-Arnold stupidly placing himself beneath stress.”
Arsenal have suffered to this point this season with the implementation of this rule as they’ve seen on two separate events with Declan Rice and most just lately Leandro Trossard being penalised for delaying the restart.
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