Arsenal have new suspension risk ahead of Liverpool showdown after losing red card appeal

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta is one more yellow card away from a suspension, thus meaning he will be walking the disciplinary tight-rope against Liverpool this weekend.

As a result, Arteta must watch his step on Sunday when the Gunners face Liverpool in a huge top-of-the-table showdown.

A booking at Anfield would move Arteta onto three yellow cards - which for managers guarantees a one-match suspension - so the Gunners boss would have to serve a touchline ban six days later at home to Hull in the final game before the November international break.

Mikel Arteta was booked during Arsenal’s win over Sunderland

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Just like the rules for players, there is a cut-off point regarding bookings for managers. Therefore, Arteta is at risk of a suspension for three bookings right up until the 32nd Premier League fixture of the season.

Reacting to his second yellow card of the domestic season, Arteta insisted there are other managers far more culpable than he is.

“So I'm clipping all of that. I have a massive storage of images. So if somebody is going to say [anything], I'm not the record yet, somebody else has the record.

"Then it's 36 yellow cards in 10 minutes for the manager. I don't know where we're going to be."

There are managers that have the record in the league, 36 times in 10 minutes leaving the touchline, no yellows

Mikel Arteta

As such, Dowman must serve a three-match ban which begins away at Anfield this weekend.