Gary Neville has criticised Arsenal right-back Cedric Soares on Sky Sports Premier League (8:06pm, May 12, 2022) for his role in the win for Antonio Conte’s Tottenham Hotspur at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal have lost the North London derby against Tottenham at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium this evening.
It was a disappointing performance from the Gunners, who had central defender Rob Holding sent off in the 33rd minute.
Arsenal right-back Cedric Soares gave away the penalty for the first goal in the 22nd minute.
The £75,000-a-week defender (Spotrac) barged into Tottenham forward Son Heung-min, who was trying to connect with a Dejan Kulusevski cross.
England international striker Harry Kane made no mistake from the spot.
Former Manchester United defender Neville was on co-commentary duty for the match on Sky Sports, and he was disappointed with the 30-year-old Portugal international right-back.
Gary Neville on Cedric Soares for Arsenal v Tottenham Hotspur
Neville said about Cedric in the 22nd minute: “He is not playing the ball. He is really clumsy. I can see what he is trying to do.
“I have done it a million times as a full-back. You have got to be clever with it, and the timing is important. It is too early for Cedric.”
Top-four race
In our opinion, the result at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in the North London derby keeps the race for the Premier League top four very much alive.
Chelsea look likely to finish third, but Arsenal are only a point above Tottenham in fourth with only two more rounds of matches left to play.
It will go down to the wire.
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