Liverpool legend Graeme Souness says Arsenal fullback Ainsley Maitland-Niles did not deserve his dismissal in defeat to Leicester City.

The midfielder received a booking in the eighth minute, and then later in the half got a second yellow for a challenge on fellow England youth international James Maddison.

Souness was perplexed at the decision, and blamed the current culture of players attempting to get others sent off.

While he agreed the first challenge should have been a yellow card, Souness said, "The second one, no, very unlucky.

"Maddison's not helped his mate there. He slips briefly, it's a lunge, not a lot of contact when we see it from this angle, and that's really harsh on the young man.

"Where's he hurt him there?" Asked Souness as he watched a replay of Maddison going down in apparent pain. "He goes down holding what? Where's the contact there?

"The referee was right on it," said Souness. "What happens today, the players go down with a scream as well. People all around him shouting foul, so the referee's influenced by that. For me, that's not a yellow card."