Andre Marriner is a referee who doesn’t get involved in a game unless he feels it absolutely necessary.
Unfortunately that approach can sometimes cause issues, as it did at the Emirates on Sunday.
A routine game turned sour when Marriner allowed a confrontation — caused by Arsenal’s Jack Wilshere — to develop, which led to Jack Stephens’ understandable frustration after having his shirt ripped apart.
Wilshere got up and went at Stephens before Marriner arrived on the scene.