Opponents Liverpool-Manchester United, Arsenal Also Without Song
For Arsenal, Premier League opening match against Newcastle United last weekend did not finish as long whistle sound of the referee. The reason is, there are two events in two games, two players who made their suspension.
Gervinho attacker hit the red card because fight with Joey Barton. English Football Federation (FA) drop suspended three games, and so will miss Premier League matches closest, that is against Liverpool, Manchester United (MU), and Swansea City.
Midfielder Alex Song is also suspended three times and thus will miss also the three games. He was suspended after the FA considered intentionally manage the back of the ankle Barton.
The incident escaped the attention of referee Peter Walton, but not from the camera. The FA then use the tape incident to sue Song.
"Arsenal Alex Song will undergo a three-match ban appears immediately after this announcement, after he accepted the charges of violence. Song was sentenced to do with the incident at the Arsenal match at Newcastle United, on 13 August," the FA said in a statement.
Arsenal will host Liverpool at the Emirates, on 20 August. On August 28, they visited Manchester at Old Trafford and the match against Swansea will be held at the Emirates, on 10 September.