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Watt's my name? Ex-Arsenal player sent off after ref's hilarious blunder over surname

Former Arsenal youngster Sanchez Watt has responded to being sent off after his name was mistaken for dissent by a referee, urging officials to "stop playing" with him.

Watt was shown a yellow card for kicking the ball away during Hemel Hempstead's clash with East Thurrock on Tuesday.

The referee asked Watt, who spent four years at the Gunners, to give his name, and he replied gave his surname three times.

Unfortunately for the forward, the official mistook him for asking "what?", and subsequently sent him off!

Watt's captain explained that his name was actually Sanchez Watt and the ref then reversed the decision, leading to Watt's reaction on social media.