Gabriel Jesus picked up what has been dubbed the strangest booking of the season so far in Arsenal's win over Wolves.
The Gunners got their latest title charge off to a winning start on Saturday afternoon, beating Gary O'Neil's side 2-0 at the Emirates in what was a relatively comfortable victory.
Bukayo Saka was on the score sheet in the second half, with Kai Havertz opening the scoring after starting the game up front having got the nod ahead of Gabriel Jesus.
Jesus was substituted after 85 minutes in place of Declan Rice and didn't take long to get into the game, picking up a yellow card moments later following a clash with Yerson Mosquera.
It came after a break in play, with TV footage showing Mosquera seemingly grabbing the buttocks of Jesus, who ended up lashing out in response and picking up a yellow card.
Footage showed Jesus bending over to seemingly sort out his right boot, with Mosquera bizarrely stopping in his tracks as he walked past the Brazilian.
He appeared to turn in Jesus' direction and grab the right side of his buttocks, with Jesus lashing out instantly.
The forward jumped up and shoved the Wolves man, who fell to the floor and held out his hands as he gestured to the referee.
Jesus has left signalling to referee Jarred Gillet what had happened, but his protests were waved away.
The former Manchester City man was shown a yellow card for his action, with Mosquera not receiving any punishment.
Mosquera joined the Wolves in 2021 but is now set for his first run in the team at the age of 23.
He was public enemy No 1 for much of the game with the home fans, as he also escaped punishment for appearing to pin Havertz to the ground early on in the second half.
Arsenal did however get their season off to the perfect start in terms of the scoreline and will face Aston Villa next week in their second match.
They are looking to finally de-throne Manchester City, who have won four top-flight titles in a row, which is a Premier League record.
Last season, Arteta's side took their challenge to the final day, missing out by two points.
The Gunners got their latest title charge off to a winning start on Saturday afternoon, beating Gary O'Neil's side 2-0 at the Emirates in what was a relatively comfortable victory.
Bukayo Saka was on the score sheet in the second half, with Kai Havertz opening the scoring after starting the game up front having got the nod ahead of Gabriel Jesus.
Jesus was substituted after 85 minutes in place of Declan Rice and didn't take long to get into the game, picking up a yellow card moments later following a clash with Yerson Mosquera.
It came after a break in play, with TV footage showing Mosquera seemingly grabbing the buttocks of Jesus, who ended up lashing out in response and picking up a yellow card.
Footage showed Jesus bending over to seemingly sort out his right boot, with Mosquera bizarrely stopping in his tracks as he walked past the Brazilian.
He appeared to turn in Jesus' direction and grab the right side of his buttocks, with Jesus lashing out instantly.
The forward jumped up and shoved the Wolves man, who fell to the floor and held out his hands as he gestured to the referee.
Jesus has left signalling to referee Jarred Gillet what had happened, but his protests were waved away.
The former Manchester City man was shown a yellow card for his action, with Mosquera not receiving any punishment.
Mosquera joined the Wolves in 2021 but is now set for his first run in the team at the age of 23.
He was public enemy No 1 for much of the game with the home fans, as he also escaped punishment for appearing to pin Havertz to the ground early on in the second half.
Arsenal did however get their season off to the perfect start in terms of the scoreline and will face Aston Villa next week in their second match.
They are looking to finally de-throne Manchester City, who have won four top-flight titles in a row, which is a Premier League record.
Last season, Arteta's side took their challenge to the final day, missing out by two points.
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00:00Jesus was substituted after 85 minutes in place of Declan Rice and didn't take long
00:08to get into the game, picking up a yellow card moments later following a clash with
00:12Yursin Mascara.
00:14It came after a break in play, with TV footage showing Mascara seemingly grabbing the buttocks
00:19of Jesus, who ended up lashing out in response and picking up a yellow card.
00:24Footage showed Jesus bending over to seemingly sort out his right boot, with Mascara bizarrely
00:28stopping in his tracks as he walked past the Brazilian.
00:32He appeared to turn in Jesus' direction and grabbed the right side of his buttocks, with
00:36Jesus lashing out instantly.
00:38The forward jumped up and shoved the Wolves man, who fell to the floor and held out his
00:42hands as he gestured to the referee.
00:45Jesus has left signalling to referee Jared Gillett what had happened, but his protests
00:49were waved away.
00:51The former Manchester City man was shown a yellow card for his action, with Mascara not
00:56receiving any punishment.