Leandro Trossard makes Michael Oliver anger clear in reaction spotted on camera

Arsenal were furious with referee Michael Oliver after he sent Myles Lewis-Skelly off during their clash with Wolves and it is not the first time the official has been at the centre of controversy involving the Gunners this season

Arsenal fans believe Leandro Trossard made his thoughts clear on referee Michael Oliver during their 1-0 win over Wolves on Saturday.

Riccardo Calafiori scored the winning goal for the Gunners, but Oliver was at the centre of the action as he sent off both Myles Lewis-Skelly and Joao Gomes. Lewis-Skelly was shown a controversial red card after bringing down Matt Doherty, while Gomes was sent off after a poor challenge on Jurrien Timber earned him a second yellow.

Gomes was first booked for kicking the ball away to delay an Arsenal free-kick in the first-half and some Gunners fans believe Trossard told the Wolves midfielder: “He has done it to me.” Trossard was previously sent off by Oliver for doing something similar during Arsenal’s 2-2 draw with Manchester City back in September.

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta was furious with Oliver’s decision and he was also angered by Lewis-Skelly’s sending off, telling Sky Sports after the game: “It is that clear that I leave it to you guys. I am absolutely fuming but I leave it with you. Because it is that obvious. I don’t think my words are going to help.”

When asked if Arsenal planned to appeal the decision, he added: “That’s for the club to decide what the best decision is. I think it’s that obvious, maybe we don’t even need to. [Lewis-Skelly] is really happy now that the team won and we found a way to win it.”

He also told the BBC that he was delighted with the way his team responded to the setback, stating: “That’s what I want from my team. We will have certain situations where we have to play in certain areas, we have to promote certain things, we have to play with a lot of courage with and without the ball if we want to win the game.

“We can’t be satisfied to be hold on here for 45 minutes, don’t go there because that’s not what I want to see. I don’t know [if the red card fired up Arsenal], I think they were fired up already. It’s obvious that it was very difficult to accept.”

Matchwinner Calafiori also blasted Oliver’s decision, telling Sky Sports: “From the bench, it was clearly not a red card. I saw him at half-time and he was so disappointed for the team. But in the end we won, so nothing happened. He is a good footballer and a good guy, so we help him a lot.

“It’s so important to get this win, as you can imagine. But we want to win the next one as well. We want to continue like this… The strategy was not to put ourselves in a defensive mode. We wanted to try and win the game and we did.”

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