Ghanaian international Thomas Partey has received a red card for Arsenal in the Carabao Cup semi-final second leg against Liverpool on Thursday evening upon returning to his club.
This comes barely 48 hours after the Black Stars of Ghana exited the Africa Cup of Nations tournament in Cameroon after their disappointing defeat to Comoros Island in their final group game.
He left Cameroon on Thursday morning, landed in London by 12:00pm and was named on the bench for Arsenal’s crucial Carabao Cup semi-final second leg game against the Reds.
The Gunners had held Jurgen Klopp’s side to a goalless draw at Anfield but couldn’t repeat the same feat as a double from Diogo Jota condemned them to a 2-0 defeat.
Partey came on in the 74th minute but his impact was very minimal, as Liverpool completely dominated the game.
The Ghana midfielder received a yellow card in the 87th minute and was sent off three minutes later following a careless tackle.
Looks like Thomas Partey carried along Ghana’s exit frustrations with him to London.
Ewurama Acheampoma