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Former English Premier League referee Dermot Gallagher has explained why Nigerian international midfielder Wilfred Ndidi was not sent off for delaying a quick restart in Leicester City’s 4-2 loss against Arsenal on Saturday, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.
Ndidi, who set up Leicester City’s second goal, kicked the ball after Bukayo Saka, prompting a huge call from the home team’s fans for the Nigerian to receive a second yellow card, allowing him to receive his order. march.
However, unlike when Arsenal sent off Declan Rice for allegedly delaying a quick restart and also sent off Leandro Trossard against Manchester City, Ndidi was allowed to stay and Gallagher says it was the right decision not to send him off.
“It doesn’t delay the restart, there is no one there who can take a free kick. “If you really want the players to be reprimanded for that, we are going to have a lot of players sitting in the stands,” he said when talking about the decision made by the referee.
