Arsenal fans were left fuming after spotting Jack Grealish’s cheeky antics during Newcastle vs Man City.
Arsenal fans were left raging while watching Saturday’s early kick-off between Newcastle United and Manchester City in the hope that their Premier League title rivals dropped points. Cameras spotted Jack Grealish leaving a cheeky elbow on Sandro Tonali at the start of the second half as part of a fierce feud between the pair at St. James’ Park.
City kicked off the weekend’s action on Tyneside a week after John Stones’ last-gasp equaliser rescued a point against Arsenal.
The ill-tempered clash at the Etihad Stadium lit the beacons of the third successive title race between the two sides, leaving Gunners supporters watching the Newcastle trip with a keen eye.
Grealish and Josko Gvardiol combined to fire the visitors into a first-half lead, with the latter bending a strike around Nick Pope.
But Newcastle unsurprisingly made a competitive game of it, part of which saw Grealish duel with Tonali, who was making his first Premier League start since his 10-month suspension.
And early in the second half, replays showed the City winger leaving a subtle elbow on his opponent, who collapsed to the ground, during a tussle inside the box.
The incident went unnoticed by referee Jarred Gillett and the VAR team at Stockley Park, but plenty of those associated with Arsenal made no mistake pointing it out on social media.
@FelixGooner fumed: “WHERE’S THE F**KING RED CARD FOR GREALISH? HE KICKS AND ELBOWS HIS OPPONENT!! YET WE GET TWO REDS FOR DELAYING THE RESTART!! F**KING CHEATS!”
@noelmickedy joked: “If Grealish was wearing an Arsenal shirt he’d get sent off and suspended and Xhaka would be sent to Alcatraz.”
@7enMuddydubar agreed: “If that was an Arsenal player that done what Grealish just did….”
Meanwhile, @opeafc questioned: “How is that not violent conduct from Grealish?!!”
@haz_afc similarly posted: “How’s that not a sending-off for Grealish?? Every week City go unpunished.”
And @dabossdb wrote: “Blatant elbow from Grealish. Nothing happens.”
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