Unai Emery is unconcerned by the red card shown to Matteo Guendouzi during Arsenal's 2-1 EFL Cup win over Blackpool because he does not feel the teenager "lost control". Arsenal booked their place in the quarter-finals with Wednesday's win and are due to meet bitter rivals Tottenham in the next round, but it was by no means an impressive collective performance. Guendouzi set up the Gunners' first-half opener, which Stephan Lichtsteiner converted, before 18-year-old midfielder Emile Smith Rowe netted just after the break. Young Frenchman Guendouzi was then dismissed for a second booking in the 56th minute after needlessly tugging on Jordan Thompson, and Paudie O'Connor pulled one...
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