LEANDRO TROSSARD'S words to his Arsenal team-mates after being sent off against Manchester City have been revealed, according to reports. Trossard was controversially shown his marching orders by referee Michael Oliver after barging into the back of Bernardo Silva and then booting the ball away and delaying the restart. 2 What Leandro Trossard said to Arsenal team-mates in the dressing room after being sent off against Man City has been revealed Credit: Alamy 2 Trossard was sent off for delaying the restart just before half-time in the 2-2 draw Credit: AP The latter offence - which Declan Rice was also sent off for against Brighton last month - saw the Belgian shown a red card, leaving Arsenal down to 10 men in trying to defend a 2-1 lead.
John Stones eventually broke the Gunners' stoic defence with a 97th-minute strike to see the fiery game end 2-2. However, according to the Mirror , Trossard told team-mates in the dressing room that he did NOT HEAR Oliver blow his whistle. The report claims Trossard explained how he was actually trying to play a pass and even told the referee about not hearing the whistle blow.
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