Just eight games into the Premier League season and Arsenal have already had three players sent off - but just how costly could it be?
Mikel Arteta said it was "an accident waiting to happen" - but just how costly could Arsenal's red card problem be to the Gunners' title hopes?
It follows red cards for Declan Rice and Leandro Trossard earlier in the campaign and each time Arsenal have gone down to 10 men they have dropped points. The Gunners are currently one point behind the Reds in the table, but should Arne Slot's side win against Chelsea on Sunday and then beat Arsenal, they would move seven clear of Arteta's side.
On his side's disciplinary issues, the Spaniard added: "There are things that we've discussed in relation to certain topics. Certainly we need to play with 11 if we want to be in the position we want to be.Like the red cards shown this season to Trossard against Manchester City and Rice at Brighton for delaying the restart, Saliba's sending-off was an avoidable one, with Trossard's awkward pass creating a situation from which his team-mate could not recover.
It is the first time since 2011-12 that Arsenal have had as many as three players sent off in the opening eight matches of a Premier League season.Players getting sent off has been an issue during Arteta's time at Emirates Stadium.
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