Arteta slams ‘inconsistent’ refereeing after Rice is sent off in 1-1 draw with Brighton

LONDON (AP) — Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta was left fuming at what he called inconsistent refereeing after Declan Rice’s sending off led to Arsenal dropping its first points of the Premier League season in a 1-1 draw against Brighton on Saturday.

Arsenal was 1-0 up and looked in control when Rice was shown a second yellow card in the 49th minute, apparently for nudging the ball to the side as Joel Veltman tried to take a quick free kick near the sideline deep inside Brighton’s half. Veltman...