JON MOSS has been left out of this weekend’s Premier League fixtures following his decision to send off Granit Xhaka against Swansea.
Xhaka, 24, is facing a three-game ban after receiving a straight red card for a cynical 70th-minute trip on Modou Barrow.
The Switzerland midfielder made no attempt to play the ball and instead kicked out at the Swans’ striker, who was later substituted.
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Gunners boss Arsene Wenger had no issue with Moss’ decision during the 3-2 win at the Emirates.
Speaking after the match, he said: “He [Xhaka] made a foul against Swansea which might have got him a yellow or a red card. It was not meant to hurt anybody.
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“It was just a late tackle to stop a counter-attack. He has been punished. But he is intelligent enough to analyse that as well.”
Former top-flight whistle blower Dermot Gallagher hailed Moss’ verdict to give Xhaka his marching orders.
He told Sky Sports: “For me, this is the most interesting decision of the weekend because, hand on heart, my immediate thought was that this was a yellow card.
"But having seen it again it is a red card. The reason for that is because the player has no intention whatsoever to play the ball, he can't play the ball and his sole intention is to bring the man down.
"Barrow took no further part in the game after the challenge so for me it ticked all the boxes for a red card."
Mike Dean will take charge of Arsenal's clash with Middlesbough on Saturday.
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