By Ebube Dike

Ghana and Arsenal midfielder, Thomas Partey have tendered an apology to his club and country after experiencing a tough week.

The midfielder played all three matches as the Black Stars crashed out of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON in Cameroon on Wednesday at the group stage without winning a match.

On Thursday, Partey returned to his club, Arsenal and was introduced in the second half of the Carabao Cup Semi-final second leg against Liverpool on Thursday night.

He got booked twice in the closing stage of the match and was sent off thereafter and Arsenal lost the match by 2-0 at the Emirates Stadium.

He reacted to the red card on Instagram, saying: “I am responsible for anything that happened and will take the critiques.

“I should be more intelligent not to get in a challenge [after I was] already booked. But this is my personality. I like to fight for every ball. I love this club and I love my country. Even though things sometimes don’t go how I wanted, I would continue to work harder and make things right.

“I came back with the mentality to make myself available for the team to get to the final but it did not happen as planned. I will continue to give my all when I am on the field of play because this is my life and this is what I choose to do. I am not happy at all with what happened yesterday at AFCON. But I understand only with hard work things will change.”

Arsenal’s season is over after their defeat to Jurgen Klopp’s side. The club is not a participant in European football, they are now 21 points behind the Premier League leaders, and they were eliminated from the FA Cup by Nottingham Forest.