The Gunners led in France, however a pink card to Sokratis Papastathopoulos turned the sport on it is head
Paul Merson believes Arsenal are beneath extreme strain and the gamers should take duty after their damaging defeat to Rennes.
On Thursday evening, the Gunners have been crushed 3-1 by the Ligue 1 side in their Europe League last-16 tie in France.
The Gunners had began the sport nicely and led by way of Alex Iwobi’s third-minute strike – just for issues to go improper as soon as Sokratis Papastathopoulos picked up two bookings in a seven-minute spell.
Rennes drew stage instantly after the dismissal as Benjamin Bourigeuad struck a shocking equaliser earlier than the Ligue 1 outfit dominated the second half and a Nacho Monreal personal aim and a late Ismaila Sarr header secured a vital victory at Roazhon Park.
Arsenal now have all of it to do in subsequent week’s second leg if they’re to progress to the quarter-finals and Merson believes the gamers are in charge.
“The gamers have gotten to take some duty right here,” the previous Gunners ahead instructed Adrian Durham and Darren Gough on Drivetime.
“You’re speaking worldwide soccer gamers on this pitch, certainly they’ve received to be sufficiently big to get collectively and go ‘Sit again, let’s simply sit again and soak it up’.
“That is Rennes. This isn’t Juventus or Atletico Madrid or Barcelona.
“It is a center of the desk French workforce they usually’re getting beat 3-1.
“I imply, they’ve put extreme strain on themselves subsequent Thursday, extreme strain.”
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