redgauntlet
Striker
What you have said tells me the referee was doing Arsenal a favour. In any other words it was corruption, I don't think that is in his remit.I think corruption is a very strong word, but I think the referee decided to be cautious and not send the player off because it was Arsenal. If that was one of our players at the Emirates, he would have been sent off imo. I'm not sure if it's corruption or simply a subconscious preconception that giving decisions against bigger teams are more controversial.
I think not playing the advantage was just incompetence though.