pwshub.com

Piers Morgan slams 'worst red card decision I've ever seen'

After receiving a first-half booking, Rice was shown a second yellow card shortly after the break despite appearing to be kicked by Joel Veltman when the Brighton defender went to take a free-kick.

Replays showed Rice toed the ball away from Rice just before he tried to take the set-piece, but it still looked a very dubious call, and Morgan was having none of it.

Taking to X, the Arsenal super-fan fumed: 'What the f*** was that? Declan Rice sent off for being kicked to pieces? Worst red card decision I’ve ever seen.'

Morgan's mood was not helped by Joao Pedro cancelling out Kai Havertz's first-half goal just nine minutes after Rice's red card.

Declan Rice was shown a bizarre red card early in the second half against Brighton

He followed up with a further X post that read: 'And now, of course. Brighton score.. what a pathetic joke.'

It was the first red card of Rice's career, and completely changed the momentum of the game after Arsenal had taken control in the first half.

Bukayo Saka outmuscled Lewis Dunk before playing a through ball for Havertz who coolly lobbed the ball over Jason Steele in the 38th minute.

Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard had earlier missed a good chance as well, as the Gunners threatened to build a dominant lead.

But Brighton stayed in the game and then had the debatable Rice decision go in their favour to help their cause. 

The Seagulls pushed for a winner against their 10-man opponents, but Arsenal held on for a draw.

However, it was still their first dropped points of the season, and the crowd and Arsenal's players were left furious at the final whistle. 

Source: dailymail.co.uk

Related stories
1 week ago - It is his latest swipe against Ten Hag, who he previously branded a 'clown' for his handling of the fallout which saw United mutually terminate Ronaldo's deal.
2 weeks ago - Piers Morgan has slammed Arsenal's decision to sell Eddie Nketiah to Crystal Palace in a £30m move as 'very odd' given the club's lack of investment in forwards this summer.
1 day ago - Four Tottenham mascot were approached by an Arsenal counterpart, who gave them a shove and taunted them before he walked away after they tried to high-five Gunners players in the tunnel.
2 weeks ago - CHRIS WHEELER: Garnacho has made an impact off the bench after a delayed return to pre-season training following his success in the Copa America with Argentina this summer.
6 days ago - CHRIS WHEELER: Three days after scoring the landmark 900th goal of his incredible career to give Portugal a 2-1 Nations League victory over Croatia, Cristiano Ronaldo was at it again.
Other stories
5 minutes ago - Ben Chilwell trained with Chelsea's first team on Monday after reaching a truce with Enzo Maresca to avoid him spending the next four months in the football wilderness.
1 hour ago - Tom Brady and Rob McElhenney have been pictured in a deep conversation ahead of Birmingham City's showdown with Wrexham. 
1 hour ago - Nathan Delfouneso is set to take charge of National League North side AFC Fylde on a temporary basis.
2 hours ago - All India Football Federation (AIFF) on Monday appointed Santosh Kashyap as the new head coach of the national senior women's team, replacing former international player Chaoba Devi at the helm of affairs.
2 hours ago - WITH an increasing sense of regularity, Dave King continues to pop up and offer his views on the current malaise at Rangers.