Mikel Arteta has referenced the overturning of Bruno Fernandes's red card earlier in the season when asked if Arsenal will appeal Myles Lewis-Skelly's controversial sending-off against Wolves.

The Gunners were deadlocked against Wolves at 0-0 when Lewis-Skelly was unexpectedly shown a red card. A tackle on Matt Doherty resulted in the defender being given a straight red card by referee Michael Oliver for serious foul play.

Lewis-Skelly's sending-off was also scrutinised by VAR, but it was determined that no clear and obvious error had been made. And Arteta has now had his say on the incident, referencing a similar situation involving United's Fernandes earlier in the campaign.

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The Portuguese midfielder was sent off following a first-half challenge on James Maddison during United's 3-0 defeat to Tottenham in September. However, the FA (Football Association) later rescinded Fernandes' red card, meaning the Red Devils captain avoided a three-match ban.

"Well hopefully we don't need to," Arteta said in his post-match press conference when asked if the Gunners will appeal. "If we have to, it's a really good precedent with what happened with Bruno [Fernandes vs Tottenham] this season. Hopefully.

"Ok we were in a position we shouldn't have been in, at least let's be in a position that we should be in for the next few weeks and allow our player to continue to do his job."

When asked for his overall thought's on the sending off, he replied: "I think it's that obvious that we don't need any comments today. Hopefully the right thing will happen after today."

Lewis-Skelly will miss domestic fixtures against Manchester City, Newcastle in the Carabao Cup, and Leicester City if the FA do not retrospectively overturn his red card.