Arsenal fans were left furious as the Liverpool star avoided a red card for an incident identical to Declan Rice's sending off
Bewildered Arsenal fans have been asking “where is the letter of the law now” as Dominik Szoboszlai avoided a red card against Nottingham Forest.
Gunners fans were left furious when the midfielder Declan Rice received a second yellow card in their clash against Brighton before the international break, in which they drew 1-1 despite being ahead at the time of the incident.
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Rice, who had already received a caution, was held responsible for kicking the ball as Joel Veltman attempted to take a free kick.
As a result, Rice was ordered to leave, much to his surprise, with the England international later claiming he “touched the ball with the outside of his boot”.
Many who believe Rice was rightly fired have said officials acted “within the letter of the law.”
The furious Gooners erupted, along with Bukayo Saka and Mikel Arteta, after watching a replay of an earlier moment in the game, where Brighton striker Joao Pedro avoided a booking for exactly the same thing.
And now Arsenal fans have seen a moment in another Premier League match where a different star was not punished in the same way for what they believe to be a “worse” incident.
Liverpool lost 1-0 to Nottingham Forest On Saturday, as the clock ran down in added time at Anfield, Szoboszlai fouled top scorer Callum Hudson-Odoi.
The Hungarian, who had already received a yellow card, kicked the ball all over the field while the referee signalled a foul.
However, he did not receive the same treatment as Rice, even though he was arguably much more decisive in kicking the ball and wasting time.
The match continued without him being booked, thus avoiding a red card.
And Arsenal fans are not impressed.
One fan on X wrote: “How does Szoboszlai get away with this when Rice gets a yellow card? That’s bullshit!!!”
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“This is 15 times worse than anything Rice did,” said a second. “Where is the letter of the law for Szoboszlai?”
A third wrote: “This is amazing. Szoboszlai has a yellow card and kicks the ball across the field after the referee has clearly called a foul.
“There was no second yellow card. Rice was sent off for less.”
Arsenal will be without Rice for Sunday's north London derby against fierce rivals Tottenham due to his red card as he serves a one-match suspension.
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