Thomas Partey sent off just 15 minutes after coming off bench as Arsenal star crashes out of two tournaments in TWO DAYS

THOMAS PARTEY took a seven-hour flight to play in Arsenal's Carabao Cup conflict with Liverpool... to be despatched off after FIFTEEN minutes.

The midfielder, 28, was introduced on as a late substitute on the Emirates however lasted only a quarter of an hour thanks to 2 clumsy fouls.

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Thomas Partey obtained his marching orders shortly earlier than the 90 minutes was upCredit score: AP

Partey obtained two yellow playing cards - the second for a drained, late foul on Fabinho with Arsenal trailing 2-0.

And the dismissal capped a depressing week for the Ghanaian, coming simply two days after he was dumped out of the African Nations Cup.

The continental heavyweights had been embarrassed 3-2 by minnows Comoros to complete backside of their group.

Partey awakened in Cameroon on Thursday morning and landed in London simply seven hours earlier than kick-off, telling boss MIkel Arteta he was high-quality to take a spot on the bench amid the Gunners' squad issues.

Sadly Partey was rewarded with an early tub and second cup exit on this week as Liverpool ran out 2-0 winners.

And his actions solely created an extra headache for Arteta, with Partey now banned for Sunday's conflict towards Burnley.

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The Spanish boss, nonetheless, defended his resolution to play his £45million man.

He mentioned: "I don't remorse, however I can not use him now. It's what it's,.

"He made the hassle to return, we needed to play him.

‘Emile [Smith Rowe] has not had one single coaching session, Martin [Odegaard] as nicely, Laca [Alexandre Lacazette] had a yellow card.

"We needed to decide and we determined to make use of him and sadly that occurred."

Requested on Sky Sports activities whether or not fatigue performed an element within the pink card, Arteta mentioned: "I don’t assume so."

Earlier than the sport, Arteta had praised Partey for his committment.

He mentioned: "He (Partey) confirmed his dedication.

"He's actually upset to get [knocked] out of the Afcon, however immediately, he mentioned, ‘I wish to be concerned’.

"He landed at noon and went straight to the resort - he desires to be there on the bench to assist.”

Extremely, the pink card was Arsenal's THIRD this month - that means they've seen 3 times as many sendings off as objectives in 2022.

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