Arsenal's appeal against a three-match suspension for 16-year-old Max Dowman was rejected, so the ban stands after his red card at Fleetwood, The Guardian reported. The newspaper said Dowman also lost his appeal against the red card itself, and that he became the youngest player ever sent off in League Cup history on Tuesday.
BBC News reported that Mikel Arteta warned Max Dowman that "we are not in Disneyland" after the teenager's red card against Fleetwood. According to the summary of that report, Arteta said he will hold Dowman to the same standards as other first-team players. The BBC News summary does not mention the appeal.
The Guardian, in a report by Ed Aarons, said Arteta told Dowman he must learn from the red card. The paper quoted Arteta as saying that "you can get punished" and acknowledged that mistakes had been made.
The two reports differ in emphasis. The BBC News summary centers on the standards Dowman will be held to, while The Guardian's summary centers on the rejected appeal. Neither summary gives the reasons the appeal was turned down.
The Guardian's summary also describes Dowman as the youngest player ever sent off in League Cup history, a record the summary states without naming the previous holder. The summaries available do not give further detail on the suspension or the appeal process.
Sources: BBC News: Arteta warns Dowman 'we are not in Disneyland' after red card; The Guardian: ‘We are not in Disneyland’: Arteta warns Dowman of Arsenal’s demands.