"Declan Rice was sent off as Arsenal were held 1-1 at Emirates Stadium last August with Arteta's side going on to receive six red cards over the course of the Premier League campaign; at least three more than any other side. Rice received a second yellow card for nudging the ball away from Joël Veltman as he prepared to take a free-kick and the following month, Leandro Trossard was dismissed at Manchester City for kicking the ball into the stands."
"I remember very well. I was very hacked off in the manner that we played with 10 men. So hopefully it is going to be very different this time. I think the rules are different now. So, we paid a big price with that rule, and hopefully that stays away and we continue to play with 11 players."
"Arteta also teased a return for Kai Havertz although he refused to confirm whether the Germany forward would be part of the squad having been sidelined since the opening weekend with a knee injury. He was pictured returning to training earlier this week and Arteta said: "I think it will be a matter of days, not weeks. Let's see in the next steps how he responds to that.""
Mikel Arteta expressed frustration after Arsenal's draw with Brighton last season following Declan Rice's red card. Arsenal accumulated six red cards that Premier League campaign, at least three more than any other club. Rice's dismissal came after nudging the ball away from Joël Veltman before a free-kick, and Leandro Trossard was later sent off for kicking the ball into the stands. Match officials initially clamped down on timewasting around restarts before enforcement relaxed. Arsenal now top the Fair Play table with 22 yellow cards and no reds in 17 games. Kai Havertz has been pictured returning to training and is expected back within days.
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