Mikel Arteta appears to have finally fixed an issue at Arsenal that Jamie Carragher had criticised them for earlier in the season.
It comes after a huge win over Wolves, where plenty of controversies saw the match twist and turn in many different directions.
Arsenal were a man down in the first have as Myles Lewis-Skelly was shown a red card in controversial circumstances.
Those numbers were levelled later in the match when Joao Gomes was handed a second yellow card and was given his marching orders.
In dramatic circumstances, just moments later, Riccardo Calafiori scored the winner as the Gunners sealed a huge three points – wiping clean a criticism from Jamie Carragher a few months ago.
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Arsenal prove Jamie Carragher wrong over red card claim
Arsenal have had plenty of red cards this season, with four picked up in the Premier League over the campaign so far.
The first three all came in quick succession, with draws to Man City and Brighton along with a defeat to Bournemouth.
Following those dropped points, Jamie Carragher pointed out that the Gunners should’ve done more to pick up wins with ten men.
He said on Sky Sports: “I get the Man City game, but can they do more with 10 men? You can still win! But they have dropped points every game.
“Great teams who have won league titles have still won with 10 men.
“Their biggest problem isn’t points, it’s how often they get red cards. This has to stop. If you keep getting red cards, you aren’t going to pull it back.”
For once though, Arsenal have managed to come back from going down to ten players to earn a huge three points.
It may be another key turning point for Mikel Arteta psychologically, with a win keeping them just about in the hunt for the Premier League title.
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Arsenal continued pushing after red card
Unfortunately for Arsenal, a fourth red card of the season continued to show the discipline problems, and perhaps the lack of luck, that has been a thread across the whole campaign.
The difference between those other games and the one at Wolves is that the Gunners continued to push to try and find a winner.
While that all-important goal came after the Old Gold were reduced to ten men themselves, it doesn’t explain the reason for the strike itself.
Instead, Arsenal’s mindset through the match itself showed their ability to win in moments of adversity.
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