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Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang sends Twitter message about VAR decision during Tottenham vs Man City

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has appeared to support suggestions from Arsenal fans that Raheem Sterling should have been sent off for his challenge on Dele Alli, following his red card against Crystal Palace.

The Gunners' captain was shown a straight red card by VAR in January for a lunging tackle against the Eagles during the two side's 1-1 draw.

The referee had initially booked Aubameyang but on review, VAR advised the official to upgrade it to a red card, which some viewed as harsh.

Fast forward three weeks and Arsenal fans were left bemused after Sterling was only booked for a similar-looking challenge on Alli.

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Tottenham went on to win the match 2-0 with Oleksandr Zinechenko seeing red before Steven Bergwijn and Heung-Min Son put Spurs ahead against Manchester City.

However, Arsenal fans voiced their opinion over the inconsistency of cards between the two fouls, with Aubameyang agreeing with those suggestions.

The Arsenal striker 'liked' three different tweets on his personal Twitter account complaining about the two challenges that received different punishments.

Having missed three matches due to that suspension, Aubameyang returned to the starting XI on Sunday as Arsenal due 0-0 with Burnley at Turf Moor, leaving them 10th in the Premier League table.

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