English Media: Before Raya’s Suspected Time-Wasting, Lewis Was Seen Communicating with the Goalkeeper

According to the latest video obtained by the Daily Mail, it appears that Arsenal’s young player Lewis was sent to communicate with goalkeeper David Raya before Raya fell to the ground in what seemed like an attempt to waste time.

Lewis was shown a yellow card for “unsporting behavior”; the 17-year-old walked behind Raya’s goal during a warm-up. Oliver observed that after Lewis communicated with Raya, the Arsenal goalkeeper fell and stopped the game, as shown in the new video obtained by the Daily Mail.

Lewis had already returned to the bench to join other substitutes when he received the yellow card, and he had not played a single minute of professional football before receiving the card.

Arteta used this pause to give tactical instructions to nine on-field players, hoping they could withstand Manchester City’s attack. Manchester City equalized dramatically in the 98th minute through John Stones’ goal, which Arteta described as a “miracle” given his team’s defensive efforts with one less player on the field.

Before Lewis intervened, the Arsenal coaching staff were signaling for Raya to stay calm; then, as Raya prepared to take a goal kick, he eventually delayed doing so. When Raya fell to receive treatment, Gary Neville commented on Sky Sports, “There is no doubt that this is a tactic.”

PGMOL (Professional Game Match Officials Limited) confirmed that Lewis’ yellow card was for “showing a lack of respect for the game,” which falls under unsporting behavior.