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Tashan Deniran-Alleyne

'Banter era special!' - Angry Arsenal fans react to what Bernd Leno and David Luiz did vs Wolves

Some Arsenal fans have taken to social media and vented about the 2-1 loss against Wolves.

The Gunners went ahead thanks to Nicolas Pepe and were well worth their 1-0 lead heading into the interval.

However, the game turned on its head right on the stroke of half-time as with virtually the final kick of the half at Molineux Stadium, David Luiz conceded a penalty for tripping Willian Jose in the area.

To rub salt into the wounds for Arsenal, not only did Ruben Neves equalise from the spot, the defender was also shown a straight red card.

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With that said, Luiz wasn't the only Gunners player to see red on what turned out to be a miserable evening for the north London outfit.

With 15 minutes remaining and Mikel Arteta's side trailing 2-1 after Joao Moutinho's wonderstrike, Bernd Leno was also given his marching orders as he handled the ball outside his area.

As expected, both red card decisions have been a hot topic amongst some angry Arsenal supporters on social media.

Take a look at what's been said on Twitter...

Despite admitting that Luiz didn't mean to foul Jose, former Premier League referee Peter Walton explained why the red card decision was correct.

"Intent doesn’t come into the law because you can’t read what’s in a player’s mind," Walton said on BT Sport. "So, you’re going by his actions and his actions there were rather careless.

"In terms of bringing the player down, yes, he doesn’t make an attempt on the ball - that’s the important thing - had he have made an attempt on the ball, it would be a yellow card plus a penalty kick."

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