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Jamie Carragher says he needs to ‘have a word’ with Micah Richards after what he’s said about Arsenal

Charles Jones

Thu 30 January 2025 16:45, UK

The big talking point of the weekend in the Premier League was Myles Lewis-Skelly’s red card for Arsenal against Wolves.

Lewis-Skelly was sent off for a foul around 80 yards from his own goal as he tripped Matt Doherty as he looked to launch 🌄a counter-attack.

This was a professional ꦓfoul, and more often🐈 than not, would be punished with a yellow card.

However, Lewis-Skelly was sent off for this challenge as it was deemed to be a 🌳tad too high.

This🀅 was a very harsh red card – cue outrage from the wider footb🔯alling community.

Indeed, fans and pund☂its𝔉 alike were furious with this decision.

Chris Sutton blasted the VAR for this call, while Ian Wright was baffled by Lewis-Skelly’s red card too.

However, speaking on It’s Called Soccer, Jamie Carragher has been discussing this red card decision, and he says tha🎶t this has been slightly overblown by some in the media, pin-pointing Micah Richards’s reaction as✱ one such overreaction.

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Jamie Carragher baffled by Micah Richards’ comments on Myles Lewis-Skelly red card

Carragher hi🌸t back at the idea that Lewis-Skelly’s red card was among the worst refereeing decisions in Premier League history.

The pundit said that this was overblowm, claiming that he wants to have a word with Micah Richards after his comments on this decisio♓n.

“This talk of people coming out and saying it’s the worst decision, I think a lot of it was because of the fact that no one’s actually seen it, butꦑ everyone had heard aboutꦯ it before they’d actually seen it, so there was something in people’s heads about like, this decision is the worst decision, and I’ve seen it,” Carragher said.

“My big pal, Big Meeks, he was saying it’s the worst decision he’s ever seen in Premier League history, a✤nd I’m like, oh, I need to have a word with him, but I think it must have come from the fact that he’s almost got it in his head before he’s seen it, 𝔉because it wasn’t.

“It was 100% a yellow card, it was a nailed on yellow, that maybe would have slightly, maybe an orange, you know, if you thought the studs on the ankle, but it was a certain yellow that, listen, he made a mistake, and the fact, I think, there’s this uproar and we keep sort of p♒ointing fingers at Arsenal, but I think it’s every fan base when they feel they’re wrong because Arsenal had a few players sent off this season.”

What did Micah Richards say about Lewis-Skelly’s red card

Carragher says that Richards 🌜overreacted to this red card decision, and he’s not wrong.

Indeed, Richards we🅠nt on the record earlier thisꦗ week, speaking on The Rest is Football, claiming that this is the worst decision in Premier League history.

“M🔯ichael Oliver, I like him, I think he’s a top referee, I do. I understand the scrutiny these guys are under, but tha🧸t is the worst decision I’ve ever seen in Premier League football history. That’s how big, I stick by it, this happens week-in, week-out,” Richards said.

Yes, this w🎃asn’t the right decision, hence why Arsenal ha🐻ve appealed Lewis-Skelly’s red card, but it’s far from the worst decision in Premier League history.

Let’s not forget some of the farcical moments that have happened in the Premier League 💯with referees.

We’ve seen some absolutely baffling🔥 decisions over the years, aꦺnd while this was a poor call, it’s not the worst of all-time.

As Carragher says, this i🎃ncident has been slightly overblowꦕn.