Mikel Arteta claimed Jamie Vardy should not have been on the pitch to deny ten-man Arsenal victory over Leicester with a late equaliser at the Emirates.
Arsenal head coach Arteta insisted Vardy should have been dismissed for kicking Shkodran Mustafi in the head as he fell following a first-half challenge between the pair.
Vardy escaped punishment, with the incident seemingly deemed accidental by referee Chris Kavanagh and not reviewed by VAR.
![Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta was fuming after Vardy avoided a red card after first half incident](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/07/07/23/30506226-8500009-image-m-28_1594160363584.jpg)
![The Leicester striker kickedu00a0Shkodran Mustafi in the face after falling over with defender](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/07/07/23/30506204-8500009-image-a-29_1594160408888.jpg)
The Leicester striker kicked Shkodran Mustafi in the face after falling over with defender
![It appeared that Vardy didn't mean to catch his studs in his face and was not punished](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/07/07/23/30506206-8500009-image-a-30_1594160448491.jpg)
Arteta then saw his own striker, Eddie Nketiah, sent off in the 75th minute for a slightly mistimed challenge on James Justin following a lengthy Stockley Park review and pitchside monitor check from Kavanagh, just four minutes after coming off the bench.