Fans of Arsenal have taken to social media in numbers on Saturday evening, to make clear their frustrations with Manchester City star Rodri.
For those not aware, key squad members from the Premier League’s top-two locked horns on the international stage a short time ago.
In a European Championship qualifier, the aforementioned Rodri’s Spain welcomed Norway, and Martin Odegaard, to La Rosaleda.
When all was said and done, it was the hosts who emerged on the right side of a dominant scoreline, owing to Dani Olmo’s early opener, and an ensuing brace on the part of debutant Joselu.
As alluded to above, however, amid what, for much of the evening, proved a hard-fought affair in Malaga, it was not the scoreline which took its place front and centre in the chatter amongst Premier League fans.
Instead, this honour (or rather, dishonour) was reserved for Spain midfielder Rodri.
After somehow escaping punishment for a wild challenge on Martin Odegaard inside the hosts’ penalty area during the first-half, Rodri, and in turn, Pep Guardiola, were widely accused of attempting to injure the Gunners’ captain, in the process derailing the ongoing efforts of Mikel Arteta’s troops to dethrone Manchester City as Premier League champions.
Check out some of the Twitter highlights relating to the incident below:
😡 Absolutely horrible foul from Rodri on Ødegaard
🤯 Incredibly, no penalty given
🤔 Rodri under Pep’s orders to injure our captain?
pic.twitter.com/uSycYolGJT— Rory Talks Football (@Rory_Talks_Ball) March 25, 2023
Ødegaard denied a clear penalty.
Rodri trying to end Arsenal’s title run with a nasty red card challenge.
Fuming 🤬pic.twitter.com/RF7IZTOQr5
— 🇳🇴 kimmoFC (@kimmoFC) March 25, 2023
That Rodri challenge on Odegaard in the box…blatant pen. Leg breaker. Wow.
— 𝙅𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙘𝙖 𝘽𝙡𝙖𝙘𝙠 (@iam_jessblack) March 25, 2023
🚨-Rodri makes a HORRIFIC tackle on Odegaard.
❌-No penalty was given.
🤬-Has pep told his players to try and INJURE Odegaard and our players? pic.twitter.com/vsa3MH23do
— afcsphere (@afcsphere) March 25, 2023
Rodri
Odegaard might not be the kind of player to seek revenge on a tackle
But we know some who aren’t
Watch out pic.twitter.com/fN8qlWHk1I
— saxon71 (@stuafc71) March 25, 2023
Spain play Scotland on Tuesday. Kieran Tierney needs to snap Rodri in half for what he did to Odegaard tonight
— Paul Donohoe (@paul___donohoe) March 25, 2023
Nah my head is hot I didn’t care before but Rodri getting away with trying to break Odegaard’s ankle in half is pissing me off.
— Sidi Luís🐢 (@amal_shura) March 25, 2023
Typical Citeh trynna injure our best players 🙄 #afc #mcfc #rodri #odegaard pic.twitter.com/LAJIcekoNB
— AJ Gunners 14 (@AJgunners14) March 25, 2023
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