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Ray Parlour claims Thomas Partey has 'let his team down again' after the Arsenal midfielder picked up a quickfire red card in the Gunners' Carabao Cup semi-final loss to Liverpool.
The Ghanaian midfielder was rushed back from Africa Cup of Nations duty after his country's exit from the Cameroon tournament on Tuesday and was a surprise name on Mikel Arteta's substitutes' bench less than 48 hours later.
But after coming on as a 74th minute substitute, Partey picked up two yellow cards in three minutes before stoppage time to earn an early bath, an error which Arsenal legend Parlour has now branded as a 'really stupid mistake'.
Ray Parlour has slammed Arsenal's Thomas Partey (above) for his red card versus Liverpool
Late substitute Partey (left) was sent off in the cup tie for two bookings in three minutes
'There is a problem there,' Parlour told talkSPORT. 'I think he (Arteta) has to sit down with the whole team and say: "Look (these are) silly mistakes, you're making so many mistakes."
'Suddenly, he (Partey) is out of the game at the weekend. They were light in midfield anyway and he would have been a big player back after being knocked out of
