Arsenal 1 – 1 Chelsea: Pedro picks up red card for shocking challenge in Community Shield final [Best Tweets]

Pedro was shown a red card during the Community Shield meeting between Chelsea and Arsenal as the Gunners galloped to a victory on penalties

Chelsea failed to defeat Arsenal in their Community Shield face-off after losing out to Arsene Wenger’s side in the FA Cup final as well. Arsenal won with a penalty shootout after a 1-1 draw but it was Pedro’s infamous red card which ended up being the single most talked-about point regarding the match.

The latest addition to Chelsea’s long list of masked men, Pedro initially looked rather lethal as he went up the flanks to break Arsenal’s defence. He did do well for the Blues as long as he was playing but then it all changed with a  challenge on Elneny that got him a red card and arguably cost his team the game.

Pedro was given his marching orders after a shocking challenge on the Egyptian, while Sead Kolasinac headed Arsenal level from the resulting set piece. Chelsea were actually the better side in the second half and Elneny was going nowhere before Pedro raked his studs down the midfielder’s ankle.

It did not take too long for Twitter to react, and here are some of the best tweets:

While majority of the fans agreed with the decision, there were a decent number of fans who believed that a red card was uncalled for, and that a yellow should have sufficed.

While one side voiced strong opinions as to why it shouldn’t have been a red card, the other side too had pretty convincing arguments. Take a look:

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