Mikel Merino brands Caicedo's red-card challenge 'horrible'

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Mikel Merino accused Moisés Caicedo of a "horrible challenge" after the Chelsea midfielder was given a red card for a first-half foul on the Arsenal forward during Sunday's 1-1 draw at Stamford Bridge.

Spain international Merino scored Arsenal's second-half equaliser, cancelling out Trevoh Chalobah's 48th minute opener for Chelsea, to secure a point for the Gunners which keeps Mikel Arteta's side five points clear of Manchester City at the top of the table.

But the key moment in the game came in the 38th minute when Caicedo was sent off by referee Anthony Taylor following a VAR intervention in the wake of his challenge on Merino which caught the 29-year-old on the ankle…