Former England goalkeeper Rob Green agreed with Neville that Havertz had been lucky to stay on the pitch.<\/p>\n
Speaking on BBC Radio 5 Live, Green said: “Studs up, both feet off the ground, it’s high. There will bunches of people referring back to still images where there have been red cards.<\/p>\n
“You speak to the players and ask which tackles do you want to eradicate and it’s those ones.”<\/p>\n
Arsenal<\/a> have not had a player sent off in the Premier League this season, although earlier this month the Premier League’s key match incidents panel said defender Gabriel should have been dismissed against Manchester City<\/a> on 19 April.<\/p>\n Gabriel had pushed his forehead into striker Erling Haaland during City’s 2-1 win, but was only shown a yellow card.<\/p>\n Former England defender Jamie Carragher, on Sky Sports, was another to call Havertz “lucky” and added: “When you think of two big decisions in terms of red cards going their way. They are lucky to get away with two big decisions.”<\/p>\n On Havertz’s challenge, Carragher said: “The fact the referee has such a good view and gives a yellow card, then maybe it’s difficult for the VAR to go against it.<\/p>\n “But how the ref has not given a red card, I don’t know – it has to be a red card. The force is the one thing that saves him. I struggle to see how you get away with that given how high it is up on the calf.”<\/p>\n