“Arsenal are just making noise as usual, they are only strong for now because of that particular Player… Let’s see how they will cope when he’s injured”: Pep Gaurdiorla names ONLY Player that has made Arsenal so strong this season

HusseinSeptember 25, 2024Last Updated: September 25, 2024

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Jamie Carragher has accused Arsenal of bending the rules amid accusations that Mikel Arteta’s team have been guilty of employing dark arts.

The Gunners came within a whisker of achieving an astonishing victory against Manchester City at the weekend, having been forced to play for nearly an hour with 10 men following the controversial dismissal of Leandro Trossard.

Ultimately, John Stones’ late, late goal earned a point for the champions but Arsenal will feel their title chances have been enhanced following a display of gritty resilience and defiance.

Rather than concentrate on the finer points of Arsenal’s defending, Arteta’s side have faced a tidal wave of criticism from pundits and fans alike who have accused them of achieving a positive result by any means possible.

Statistics released earlier this week revealed that Arsenal are indeed the Premier League’s biggest time wasters so far this season and Carragher believes, in a Jose Mourinho-esque fashion, they are exploring a loophole in a rule that forces the referee to stop a game should a goalkeeper go down with an injury.

‘When I mention the Morurinho thing, he was always ahead of the game in terms of trying to gain an advantage somewhere,’ Carragher told The Overlap.

‘There’s one thing I do notice Arsenal doing more than anyone. I don’t know if the stats back me up I think the goalkeeper goes down a lot more than other goalkeepers in tense situations.

‘The rule is a goalkeeper can’t go off so that’s definitely one that the coaching staff at Arsenal are more switched on about that anyone else. I see Raya go down in pressure situations.’

Guest presenter Paul Scholes chimed in and went a step further, and said: ‘Cheating that’s called isn’t it, Jamie?’

‘It is but you said it so you can have the headline not me,’ said Carragher in response.