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Mirror Sport – ‘He gave me the elbow’ The Mirror leads on a remarkable incident at Anfield on Sunday involving referee’s assistant Constantine Hatzidakis, who appears to elbow Liverpool full-back Andy Robertson in the face at the end of the first half against Arsenal. The back page also reports on Crystal Palace’s 5-1 win over Leeds – who had opened the scoring with an early goal, only to be sunk by Palace.

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Express Sport – ‘Flop Guns’ The Express focusses on the damage done to Arsenal’s title challenge at Anfield, as Gunners boss Mikel Arteta admits his side blew two points after relinquishing a two-goal lead to draw 2-2 against Liverpool. The draw left Arsenal six points clear of defending champions Manchester City, who have a game in hand and a home match to come against Arteta’s side on 26 April.

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Telegraph Sport – ‘Anfield left gobsmacked’ The Telegraph’s back page leads on Liverpool’s 2-2 draw with league leaders Arsenal. The paper reports on the incident involving assistant referee Constantine Hatzidakis and Liverpool defender Andy Robertson after the assistant ref apparently elbowed Robertson in the throat. The paper also reports on Arsenal goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale making several superb saves during the match – especially towards the end of the game, which saved Arsenal from losing all three points.

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Daily Star Sport – ‘FA probe into assistant ref’s clash with star’ The Star says the Football Association and Professional Game Match Officials Board League (PGMOL) will investigate assistant referee Constantine Hatzidakis’s apparent elbow on Liverpool’s Andy Robertson. The back page picks up on Mikel Arteta’s comments that the draw could cost Arsenal big time in the league. Arsenal were 2-0 up and dominated the first half. Liverpool managed to pull two goals back and would have gone on to win the match if it hadn’t been for goalie Aaron Ramsdale.

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The Guardian – UK is not close to being racially just society, finds two-year study Summary of the front page The Guardian reports on a study that finds the UK is not close to being a racially just society. The paper reports that more than a third of people from ethnic and religious minorities have experienced racially-motivated physical or verbal abuse in their lifetime. It says the two-year study concludes that the UK “is not close to being a racially just society”. Today’s top stories Like this article? Leave a comment UK National newspapers Previous Next

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