Rennes manager accuses Arsenal loanee Ethan Nwaneri of ‘attack’ on Glen Kamara | OneFootball

Ethan Nwaneri was lucky that there no VAR during Olympique de Marseille’s 3-0 win over Stade Rennais in the Coupe de France on Tuesday night. 

The Arsenal man went flying in on Rennes’ Glen Kamara in the 22nd minute. Nwaneri caught the Finland international just above the ankle with a studs-up tackle, forcing the midfielder off just 10 minutes later. Speaking ahead of Saturday’s game against RC Lens, Rennes manager Habib Beye said that Kamara had avoided the need for an operation, but confirmed that he had sustained a “big sprain”. He is expected to be sidelined for some time.

Confirming the news, Beye also took the chance to criticise the Arsenal loanee’s tackle. “Kamara was having a good game until this attack from Nwaneri,” said Beye, whose position as manager of the Breton club is coming under scrutiny amid a poor patch of form.

By the time Kamara was forced to cede his place, Rennes were already 1-0 down thanks to an early strike from Amine Gouiri. Mason Greenwood and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang netted in the second half as OM  comfortably progressed to the quarter-finals of the Coupe de France, at Rennes’ expense. 

GFFN | Luke Entwistle