In round 5 of the Premier League, Man City hosted Arsenal at home. After a tense match, the two teams drew 2-2. This result was still enough for Pep Guardiola's team to regain the top spot, while Arsenal ranked 4th in the Premier League.
True to the nature of a big match, controversy also appeared. In Arsenal's 1-1 equalizer, Man City players expressed their opposition to the referee. The reason was that in the previous free kick situation, because Walker was called by the referee and had not returned to his position, opening up an opportunity for Martinelli to break down the left wing and assist Calafiori to shoot past Ederson.
After the match, former player Ian Wright commented on the incident, according to Metro: "I didn't want that goal to be scored against me. I sympathize with Man City.
Surely if you call the captain back, you give them a chance to get back in position and then you blow the whistle. That seems very reasonable to me. That's what should happen.”
After benefiting from the equaliser, Arsenal were also dealt a blow when Trossard was sent off with two yellow cards. Wright believes this was Oliver's way of making up for his earlier mistake. He continued: "'If Trossard hadn't been sent off, I think people would have focused on the mistake Michael Oliver made with Kyle Walker.
But Trossard's mistake was also worthy of a yellow card. So it's hard to justify the previous mistake. I think the referee will look back and think, "Oh my gosh, what did I do?
I think at some stage the referee will try to balance it out, because it was a big mistake he made with Kyle Walker. Trossard's foul gave Oliver the chance to make it right.”
