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Police investigate “odious attacks” intended for Michael Oliver after the arsenal match with the Wolves on Saturday.
Myles Lewis-Skelly became the third youngest player to be dismissed in the history of the Premier League when the 18-year-old was shown a right red box by Oliver in the first half of the 1-0 victory from Arsenal For having tripped Matt Doherty in his own half.
The decision on Saturday, which was confirmed by Var, was greeted by the disbelief of the experts, Alan Shearer the appellant “one of the worst decisions that I have seen for a long time”.
In a statement published on Sunday, officials of the professional match match condemned the threats and abused who had been intended for the official and his family.
He said: “We are dismayed by threats and abuses for Michael Oliver after the Wolverhampton Wanderers match against Arsenal.
“No civil servant should be subject to any form of abuse, not to mention the odious attacks aimed at Michael and his family in the last 24 hours.
“The police are aware and a number of surveys have started. We support Michael and all the affected people, and are determined to fight against this unacceptable behavior.
“Unfortunately, this is not the first time that a match manager has been forced to deal with threats lately.
“We will continue to support all surveys.”
Arsenal boss, Mikel Arteta, said that he “smoked” immediately after the match and would not comment on the decision, but that he wanted him to overthrow the same way as Manchester midfielder United, Bruno Fernandes, was rejected after a red card against Tottenham earlier in the season.
“I hope we don’t need [appeal] And if we owe it, there is a very good precedent, which happened with Bruno this season too, “said Arteta.
