“Arsenal Fans Rage as ‘Jaw-Dropping’ 2021 Incident Reemerges, Revealing Declan Rice’s Bad Break”

“Arsenal Fans Up in Arms as ‘Shocking’ 2021 Incident Resurfaces, Exposing Declan Rice’s Misfortune”

Arsenal fans are still coming to terms with Declan Rice’s red card against Brighton during the Gunners’ 1-1 draw.

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Rice’s dismissal was the talk of Arsenal’s first draw of the Premier League season, as Mikel Arteta’s side fell short to Brighton at the Emirates.

It was a disappointing game for the hosts, who had countless chances to score during the fixture, all to no avail.

Kai Havertz and Bukayo Saka combined once more in the 2024/25 campaign to give the Gunners the lead, although the thrill from the well-worked goal quickly expired.

Rice received a second yellow card in controversial circumstances, which many in the media have reacted to.

As a result, Arsenal played the remainder of the game with 10 men, seeing the Seagulls get back in the game through Joao Pedro shortly after.

Fans and pundits have had their say on the England international’s sending off, with Arsenal supporters now noticing one infuriating thing.

Arsenal fans react to Dermot Gallagher 2021 Ref Watch segment after Declan Rice’s red card
Rice received a second yellow card for interfering with play as Joel Veltman prepared to take a free kick.

The Englishman nudged the ball out of the defender’s path, resulting in the Dutchman kicking through Rice’s legs instead of the ball.

Rice was dismissed for interfering with play, despite the ball still moving at the point of the incident, meaning the set-piece wasn’t ready to be taken.

One of the talking points of the saga was the strong kick that Veltman hit the Arsenal star with, taking him to the floor, which became particularly interesting when fans discovered a 2021 Sky Sports Ref Watch clip.

Former Premier League referee Dermot Gallagher commented on a passage of play that saw ex-Luton Town midfielder Henri Lansbury kick out at his opponent in an identical fashion to Veltman on Rice.

Gallagher said, “I just don’t know why that’s not a red card,” which infuriated Arsenal fans as the former referee showed an opposing view on Rice’s dismissal only three years later.

“This is such a good find. Proves the gaslighting,” one Arsenal supporter said in reaction to the 2021 clip resurfacing.

Another said, “Absolute hypocrites,” as Gallagher explained that ‘common sense’ got Rice sent off against Brighton in a similar incident to the one doing the rounds.

One Arsenal fan called on pundits to ‘start calling out’ the ‘delusional’ PGMOL decisions that are ruining the game.

“So embarrassing. These people are truly delusional & bad for the beautiful game. Sadly this will continue till all pundits start calling it out. If the refs & PGMOL want to influence/engineer & be stars let’s scrutinise them like the press does the players.”

“I’m angry all over again,” one supporter said when Gallagher’s thoughts on the 2021 incident re-emerged, “Crazy how ref watch say the opposite in this one,” another agreed.

An opinion of hypocrisy was shared by fans after watching the Ref Watch footage from three years ago.

“Zero chat about the other bloke getting a booking. Zero chat. All saying a yellow for Lansbury isn’t enough. What a surprise.”

“Some rules are made for Arsenal alone,” a supporter insisted with a fellow fan agreeing, “double standards or what?”

“I’m not shocked. One rule for Arsenal & another rule for the rest of the league…”

“Just shows how corrupt the refs are,” an Arsenal follower fumed as the debate over Saturday’s red card continued to spill into the international break.

What games will Declan Rice miss?
If there’s one positive to come from the saga against Brighton, it’s that Rice will only miss one game due to the fact he picked up two yellows rather than a straight red.

That being said, such realisation doesn’t soften the blow, as Arsenal face a trip across North London after the international break to battle fierce rivals Tottenham in the Premier League.

After learning of summer signing Mikel Merino’s injury, the last thing Arteta would have wanted is to be another midfielder short heading into the derby.

From the nature of the Englishman’s dismissal that will see him miss the next fixture, to the contradictory comments that have re-surfaced from 2021, Arsenal fans will not rest until justice is served for the mishap against Brighton.

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