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Piers Morgan led the ire directed at Arsenal goalkeeper Bernd Leno to gift Rapid Vienna with the first goal in their Europa League Group B match.
The German goalkeeper received the ball from David Luiz and looked to get his team back to work, but his pass was easily intercepted by forward Ercan Kara.
The interception fell perfectly for attacking partner Taxiarchis Fountas and put the hosts to a surprising lead early in the second half.
The Gunners won again thanks to a header from David Luiz and a close-range shot from Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang to avoid Leno’s blush.
But with the Gunners trailing for 19 minutes before Luiz’s header, many Arsenal fans expressed frustration with number one goalkeeper Leno.
Chief among them was Morgan, who tweeted: ‘LENO … what the hell were you doing?’
The German continued to have a shaky match after his mistake, with another tweet: ‘Leno is having the worst game I’ve ever seen from him,’ while another user said: ‘I was until I threw my TV out the window! What the heck was Leno doing !!!, we definitely got rid of the wrong goalie, and then he tried to do it again shortly after ‘
The second user was referring to the sale of Emiliano Martinez for £ 20 million to Aston Villa in the summer after a run of excellent performance for the Gunners at the end of last season.
And BT Sport host Jake Humphrey said the club may regret the decision, saying: ‘Letting Martinez go seems like an even worse decision when you see this. Leno did it again a few minutes later. Lucky not to be 2 down … ‘
Speaking to BT Sport after the game, the former Gunners defender also questioned the decision, saying: ‘We know they got rid of Emi Martinez in the summer, but when you see Leno making these kinds of mistakes, you wonder if they made the mistake. correct call.
Tonight he had a difficult night. They showed good character to get back into Arsenal. ‘
Owen Hargreaves, however, was not as critical, adding: “He had a bad day at Leno’s office, but his teammates rescued him and they were victorious.”
Another preferred to compare him to the failure-prone and error-prone Chelsea goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga, writing: ‘Leno in his best Kepa impression tonight.
Leno found very few followers online after his mistake, but he did find one in the form of compatriot and teammate Mesut Ozil.
The Arsenal outcast wrote: ‘Chin up Bro @Bernd_Leno! We still have enough time to change this, guys! Come on Gunners !!
Ozil was left out of Arsenal’s Premier League and Europa League teams this season and has not played for the Gunners since March, watching the game in Austria at home.
Having been left out of the team, he accused the Gunners of lack of loyalty with a statement posted online earlier this week.
However, Gunners boss Mikel Arteta insisted the decision to sideline the £ 350,000-a-week star was motivated by football reasons.
Source: m.allfootballapp.com
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