[Video] A debut to forget for Gervinho but was it his fault?

Gervinho had one of the worst Premier League debuts. Having watched Gervinho playing for Ivory Coast during the week against Israel, he had a very good game and I was looking forward to seeing him play for Arsenal against Newcastle.

It went well for a while for Gervinho until he got sent off. A lot has already been said today about that incident. Firstly, did Gervinho dive or was he fouled? There was contact on him but he went down a bit too easily in my opinion. But Joey Barton was not right to do what he did and lift Gervinho up and start a scuffle with him which led to Gervinho pushing Barton in the face and receiving a red card.

Now Gervinho will miss 3 games for Arsenal which is not a good way to start your career. What is your take on this whole incident?

newbartonincident by arsenalist