The unusual mistake of the goalkeeper who left Leeds in the relegation zone, after losing to Arsenal

Ever since he arrived in Leeds, Argentine coach Marcelo Bielsa has been confident Ilan Messlier to defend the bow, despite his youth. The Frenchman made a mistake but it was also crucial to promotion to the Premier League and to being permanent in the first season.

But this Sunday, without the coach from Rosario on the bench and against Arsenal in London, Meslier suffered a blooper that could be important, even in the future. Since only five minutes were played, the ball reached the goalkeeper who controlled it, longer than expected and expected by Eddie Nketiah |which made it 1-0.

The English striker himself charged twice after 10 minutes, to establish a crucial victory for Arsenal led by Spaniard Mikel Arteta, who despite playing with another man for most of the game due to dismissal. Luke Aylingsuffered from Diego Llorente’s discount.

The victory left Arsenal in the Champions League qualifying zone, with 66 points, four more than Tottenham (who tied with Liverpool on Saturday). The picture is very different for Leeds, with 34 remaining in the relegation zone, tied with Burnley and behind Everton (35), who beat Leicester 2-1 as a guest on Sunday.

The other result of the day was the home win given by West Ham under Norwich City, with a penalty converted by Argentine Manu Lanzini to close out 4-0, to dream of reaching European League.