Southampton manager Mark Hughes claimed Jack Wilshere should have seen red at the end of a thrilling 3-2 win for Arsenal in which both sides were reduced to 10 men in stoppage time.

Jack Stephens was sent off for throwing Wilshere to the floor in the 93rd minute after the Arsenal playmaker ripped half of the Southampton centre-back's shirt off as he brought the ball into midfield.

Wilshere was booked for the incident while Elneny saw red not long after, seemingly having pushed Cedric moments after the Southampton defender had done the same to him.

Arsene Wenger confirmed he will consider appealing the red card given to Elneny, who might be entitled to feel that he was not the only one who had crossed a line as a breathless match ended in bickering. It would be an assessment Hughes would agree with.

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"I think there should have been another red," the Southampton manager said. "Wilshere should have been sent off.

"If you look at it again, Jack Stephens has obviously reacted to being pulled back for about 20 yards, which is understandable. It’s not correct but it’s understandable to a certain extent.

"But I felt if you’re going to send Jack off you have to send Wilshere off for bouncing up. I thought I saw a definite movement with his knee towards Jack. The referee should have seen that and sent them both off.

"Elneny has raised a hand to Cedric’s face. That’s a sending off clearly. Maybe there should have been three."

Wenger said he had not seen the entire incident, which came at the end of a thrilling match. Arsenal came back from a goal down and then overcame the shock of slipping back to 2-2 as Danny Welbeck netted a brace, Alex Iwobi provided two assists and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored his sixth goal in seven league matches.

"I haven’t seen what happened with Jack, honestly," Wenger said. "I was a bit surprised Elneny was sent off.

"He’s a fair player, not an aggressive player. Has he touched the player in his face or not? I don’t know. If he has done it I think it’s accidental.

"Will Arsenal appeal? I have to watch it again. I haven’t seen it well enough.

"If possible we’ll look at it tomorrow and see if we have grounds for an appeal."