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title: "Arsenal fans slam Mike Dean following extent of Torreira’s injury revealed"
canonical: "https://readarsenal.com/2020/03/05/arsenal-fans-slam-mike-dean-following-extent-of-torreiras-injury-revealed/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Elliott Cuff"
section: "Arsenal News"
published: "2020-03-05T15:00:00Z"
modified: "2020-03-05T15:00:00Z"
---

# Arsenal fans slam Mike Dean following extent of Torreira’s injury revealed

[Arsenal have confirmed](https://www.arsenal.com/news/team-news-torreira-tierney-kolasinac) that Lucas Torreira suffered a fractured ankle against Portsmouth earlier this week, while the club couldn’t provide a timeline for his return.

The Uruguay international was taken off during the [Gunners’ FA Cup clash against Portsmouth](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/51697793) on a stretcher, and with the club’s medical team administering oxygen to the 23-year, fears were raised over the severity of the incident.

Now that the extent of the injury has been revealed, a number of Arsenal fans have vented their frustration to referee Mike Dean, who didn’t do so much as show a yellow card to Portsmouth defender James Bolton.

While some fans have attempted to argue that the tackle was tough but fair, and that the injury was an unfortunate by-product, the majority of Arsenal fans online have slammed Dean for not handling the offence properly and booking Bolton for breaking Torreira’s ankle.

Taking to social media, a number of Arsenal fans have criticised the decision, with these supporters feeling that there should have been more repercussions.

> Twitter: @AFTVMedia The worst part is Mike Dean didn’t think this was a yellow card offence (@SemperFiArsenal)

> Twitter: @AFTVMedia That’s Mike Dean for you (@achiando14ray)

> Twitter: @Arsenal Mike dean is a disgrace (@manlikewinnie)

> Twitter: @AFTVMedia Not even a booking either? Lucas now has a fractured ankle, it’s so refreshing to know that Mike Dean is… https://t.co/yfQGPkfmey (@dargooner)

> Twitter: @AFTVMedia Reminder this wasn’t a sending off either… (@KoziDaviDKuRu)