Arteta: Vardy should get red card for kicking Mustafi before Nketiah's dismissal
Mikel Arteta claimed Jamie Vardy should not have been on the pitch to deny 10-man Arsenal victory over Leicester with a late equaliser at the Emirates.
Arteta said: 'The red card, he [Eddie] cannot see the player and didn't want to hurt anybody. You have to understand he is a young kid.
'It can be a red card but Leicester have to play for 10 men after 42 minutes. For one challenge between the 40 and 45 minutes.
'If we review incidents of that type we review them all. It has to be something equal for everybody because it changes the game for everybody. If Eddie is a red card for sure the other is a red card.'
Rodgers responded, saying: 'I haven't seen it [the Vardy incident] to be honest and I didn't even think about looking at it afterwards.'
On Nketiah's dismissal, Rodgers said: 'He was just stretching but it ended up being a horrific challenge. It deserved a red card.
'It was certainly not intentional but it was dangerous on the stretch. To go in studs up, you see the contact on the knee, the referee made the right decision.'
Arsenal dominated the first half and Arteta said: 'I'm extremely proud of the team. The way we played, how dominant we were, we should have gone three or four nil up and killed the game. That's what you have to do when you play good opposition.'
Despite fighting back to salvage a draw, Leicester lost third place to Chelsea though the point took them four points clear of fifth-placed Manchester United.
Rodgers said: 'We showed enough quality in the second half to win but it could be a very important point.'
After the match, Sky Sports pundit Jamie Redknapp said that he can understand why Arteta was frustrated with Vardy not receiving a punishment as both challenges 'endangered their opponent'.
'This is one where only Vardy can tell us whether he meant to do him or not,' Redknapp explained post match.
'He slips and then his right foot goes there, it looks really nasty.
'Yeah it could be (endangering opponent). Did VAR check that? They obviously looked at it and thought he hasn't meant to do it.
'I don't think I have played with someone who has ever wanted to kick someone in the face. That doesn't really enter your mind. I'd like to think he wouldn't mean that but I can see what Arteta is saying.'
Arteta said: 'The red card, he [Eddie] cannot see the player and didn't want to hurt anybody. You have to understand he is a young kid.
'It can be a red card but Leicester have to play for 10 men after 42 minutes. For one challenge between the 40 and 45 minutes.
'If we review incidents of that type we review them all. It has to be something equal for everybody because it changes the game for everybody. If Eddie is a red card for sure the other is a red card.'
Rodgers responded, saying: 'I haven't seen it [the Vardy incident] to be honest and I didn't even think about looking at it afterwards.'
On Nketiah's dismissal, Rodgers said: 'He was just stretching but it ended up being a horrific challenge. It deserved a red card.
'It was certainly not intentional but it was dangerous on the stretch. To go in studs up, you see the contact on the knee, the referee made the right decision.'
Arsenal dominated the first half and Arteta said: 'I'm extremely proud of the team. The way we played, how dominant we were, we should have gone three or four nil up and killed the game. That's what you have to do when you play good opposition.'
Despite fighting back to salvage a draw, Leicester lost third place to Chelsea though the point took them four points clear of fifth-placed Manchester United.
Rodgers said: 'We showed enough quality in the second half to win but it could be a very important point.'
After the match, Sky Sports pundit Jamie Redknapp said that he can understand why Arteta was frustrated with Vardy not receiving a punishment as both challenges 'endangered their opponent'.
'This is one where only Vardy can tell us whether he meant to do him or not,' Redknapp explained post match.
'He slips and then his right foot goes there, it looks really nasty.
'Yeah it could be (endangering opponent). Did VAR check that? They obviously looked at it and thought he hasn't meant to do it.
'I don't think I have played with someone who has ever wanted to kick someone in the face. That doesn't really enter your mind. I'd like to think he wouldn't mean that but I can see what Arteta is saying.'
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