Mikel Arteta claimed Jamie Vardy should not have been on the pitch to deny 10-man Arsenal victory over Leicester with a late equaliser at the Emirates.
Arteta said: 'The red card, he [Eddie] cannot see the player and didn't want to hurt anybody. You have to understand he is a young kid.
'It can be a red card but Leicester have to play for 10 men after 42 minutes. For one challenge between the 40 and 45 minutes.
'If we review incidents of that type we review them all. It has to be something equal for everybody because it changes the game for everybody. If Eddie is a red card for sure the other is a red card.'
Rodgers responded, saying: 'I haven't seen it [the Vardy incident] to be honest and I didn't even think about looking at it afterwards.'
On Nketiah's dismissal, Rodgers said: 'He was just stretching but it ended up being a horrific challenge. It deserved a red card.
'It was certainly not intentional but it was dangerous on the stretch. To go in studs up, you see the contact on the knee, the referee made the right decision.'
Arsenal dominated the first half and Arteta said: 'I'm extremely proud of the team. The way we played, how dominant we were, we should have gone three or four nil up and killed the game. That's what you have to do when you play good opposition.'
Despite fighting back to salvage a draw, Leicester lost third place to Chelsea though the point took them four points clear of fifth-placed Manchester United.
Rodgers said: 'We showed enough quality in the second half to win but it could be a very important point.'
After the match, Sky Sports pundit Jamie Redknapp said that he can understand why Arteta was frustrated with Vardy not receiving a punishment as both challenges 'endangered their opponent'.
'This is one where only Vardy can tell us whether he meant to do him or not,' Redknapp explained post match.
'He slips and then his right foot goes there, it looks really nasty.
'Yeah it could be (endangering opponent). Did VAR check that? They obviously looked at it and thought he hasn't meant to do it.
'I don't think I have played with someone who has ever wanted to kick someone in the face. That doesn't really enter your mind. I'd like to think he wouldn't mean that but I can see what Arteta is saying.'
Husacenptz
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Very foul was unintentionally. How ever, it was a wrong decision to give Nkethia a red card.
fandibao27
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now I want to know where was VAR
Liberties85ok
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The problem with the prem nowadays is that all the players cheat, .. Every player tries to do things snidely.. They are all sissys and girlies... The FA should clamp down on this severely .. But the players are also mentally weak...
Spanish09
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non was intentional but when it brings such damage it has to be punished accordingly same with the handball rule
woyimnrsy
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fuck the EPL board,FA and the VAR team they're all racists they don't like foreign player's and coaches in their league hw cn they nt charge vardy with his stupid back kick on to the face of innocent mustaf yet they were stupidly quick on punishing eddie...it clearly show's how evil hearted you're on non english people bt remember they wouldn't hv been EPL without foreign player's and coaches..,talk of Thierry Henry,Aguero,Mane,Mo'Salah,Aub all the topnotch contingent of foreign player's and the veteran Arsene Wenger,Sir Alex,evergreen Pep Guardiola the big Klopp,the one Jose Mourinho,the famous Ranieri,the unforgettable 2005 Raph Benitez,the big guy Conte,Mr.Emannuel Peregril all these guys ain't english nations bt they came and created history to the game of football in britain yet you english people still overlook foreigners why..?
Don-imolite
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Vardy deserve a red card for that foul. I wonder how his left left would have came back when he fell instead of front if he hasn't did it with some intents!!
pineasmp
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English referees are racist, because Nketiah is BLACK his challenge was checked 100000times, but for WHITE Vardy nothing was checked at all. #BLACK LIVES STILL DON'T MATER IN ENGLAND. P#
Monmstuyz
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Coincidentally this is the same referee that denied to give Jorginho a red card when we played Chelsea. I feel like this particular referee is against us. The guy needed just a glance at the monitor to show Nketiah a red card