Sunderland suffered their second defeat of the Premier League season on Saturday night when they were beaten 2-0 by Arsenal at the Stadium of Light.

It was a frustrating evening for the Black Cats because they had the perfect chance to take the lead in the match when they were awarded a penalty, only for Enzo Le Fee to see his penalty saved by David Raya.

Former Newcastle United star Bruno Guimaraes then went up the other end 120 seconds later to score a fabulous goal, before Bukayo Saka scored from the spot to make it 2-0 in stoppage time.

Reinildo was sent off for a second yellow card for giving away the penalty against the England international, and can feel justified in being disappointed with the decisions made by the referee.

Why Reinildo should not have been sent off against Arsenal

The most frustrating part about the left-back's sending off was that the first yellow card was not his fault. Saka fell to the floor whilst holding onto the defender, rather than the other way around, and the referee gave a free-kick to Arsenal and booked the Sunderland star.

It was a fair call to give a penalty against the Mozambique international, as he fouled Saka on his way into the box, but the full-back made a play for the ball with his attempted tackle.

His attempt to win the ball in the box would have activated the double jeopardy rule for straight red cards for giving away a penalty, which means that he would have only seen a yellow card.

Therefore, Reinildo should not have been sent off against Arsenal on Saturday night because the penalty challenge was the only bookable offence that he committed on the night.

Outside of that penalty incident, the left-footed star produced a strong defensive performance by winning five of his eight duels, without being dribbled past a single time.

Time's up: 4/10 Sunderland player was worse than Reinildo

Whilst Reinildo was unfortunate to end up being the villian of the piece with his red card against the Gunners, there was a Sunderland flop who was even worse than the former Atletico Madrid ace.

Thomas Meunier, who joined on a free transfer in the summer transfer window, started on the right side of the attack for the second Premier League match running, despite being a right-back by trade.

The Belgium international does not look like an effective outlet in possession for the Black Cats as a wide player, which should not come as a surprise given that it is not his usual position.

He struggled to make an impact on the ball, taking eight fewer touches (30) than goalkeeper Robin Roefs (38), and did not look like a player who was comfortable in the role.

Meunier played 76 minutes without creating a chance for his teammate, without attempting a single dribble, and without winning any ground duels for the team.

Reinildo, playing at left-back, did not create any chances for the team either, but he did offer significantly more to the team out of possession by winning the majority of his defensive duels.

Meunier was even worse than the left-back, despite the sending off, because of his lack of impact both offensively and defensively in a right-wing role for the Black Cats.

Too often, the Belgian wide man collected the ball in an advanced position and look reticent to go forward and attack Arsenal, as it is not his natural game, and that led to him going backwards more than he should have done.

It is not just his performance against Arsenal that suggests that Regis Le Bris should drop him from the starting line-up, though, as he also struggled on the right wing against Brentford.

Meunier lost six of his six duels, did not attempt any dribbles, and did not create any chances for his teammates in the 1-1 draw with the Bees last week.

Therefore, Le Bris should take the experienced Belgian flop out of the firing line because the defender has not shown that he has what it takes to be effective in an attacking role.