Not for the first time, an English crowd has been far from impressed with the refereeing display of Turkish referee Cüneyt Çakir.
Having angered Manchester United fans with the controversial sending off of Nani in a 2013 Champions League clash against Real Madrid, Arsenal supporters were frustrated by some of the decisions made by Çakir in their first half against Barcelona.
Having given the visiting team a few questionable free-kicks, the home crowd were quick to criticise the referee.
Cries of 'you don't know what you're doing' ring around the Emirates as the ref makes a couple of interesting decisions. #AFCvFCB
— Read Arsenal (@ReadArsenalFC) February 23, 2016
And criticism of the referee wasn’t limited to Arsenal supporters in the stands.
Referee got Barça on his acca
— alex (@Oxysantos) February 23, 2016
This referee is atrocious. #AFC #FCB
— Brittany Young (@BrittanyYoungx) February 23, 2016
https://twitter.com/ClassyCoutinho/status/702228728504459265
Imagine a win against a cheating Barcelona when the referee is completely biased. Would be incredible. #COYG
— Daniel Bothwell (@DanielJBothwell) February 23, 2016
Referee has been an absolute joke
— Kyle #7 (@KyleAFC7) February 23, 2016
