Arsenal: Jamie Carragher convinced Mikel Arteta using Jose Mourinho tactic amid 'cheating' accusation | OneFootball

The Gunners have been confirmed as the biggest time-wasters in the league

Jamie Carragher is convinced Arsenal are instructing David Raya to waste time to close out game, in a tactic that has been described as "cheating".

The fallout from Sunday's 2-2 draw between Manchester City and Arsenal has focused on the Gunners' tactics after going down to 10 men following Leandro Trossard's sending-off.

Opta data has since confirmed that Arsenal take longer over set-pieces than any other Premier League team, confirming their status as serial time-wasters.

Arsenal have been confirmed as serial time-wasters

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Mikel Arteta hit back at City with a cryptic statement about having "all the information" about City's own tactics, after almost four seasons as Pep Guardiola's assistant, and now Carragher has weighed in.

“[Jose] Mourinho was always ahead of the game in terms of trying to gain an advantage somewhere,” Carragher said on SkyBet‘s The Overlap Fan Debate.

“There’s one thing I do notice Arsenal doing more than anyone. I don’t know if the stats back me up [but] I think the goalkeeper goes down a lot more than other goalkeepers in tense situations.

Sitting alongside Carragher was former Manchester United midfielder Paul Scholes, who replied: “Cheating, that’s called isn’t it, Jamie?”

Carragher responded: “It is, but you said it so you can have the headline not me.”