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Arsenal loanee slammed as ‘a liability’ as Championship club’s fans beg club to ‘send him back’ after howler

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CARDIFF fans have begged the club to cancel Runar Alex Runarsson's loan after his howler against Birmingham.

The Arsenal loanee has been slammed as a "liability" after the Bluebirds' 1-0 loss on Wednesday night.

Runar Alex Runarsson has been slammed as a 'liability' by Cardiff fans
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Runar Alex Runarsson has been slammed as a 'liability' by Cardiff fansCredit: Sky Sports
The Arsenal loanee's howler allowed Juninho Bacuna to score for Birmingham
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The Arsenal loanee's howler allowed Juninho Bacuna to score for BirminghamCredit: Sky Sports

Juninho Bacuna scored the only goal of the game after flicking the ball over Runarsson's head as he rushed out to close him down.

The midfielder then feinted to go past the last defender before rolling the ball into an empty net.

Runarsson's efforts to deny Bacuna were criticised by fans on social media after the match.

One supporter took to X, formerly Twitter, writing: "I hope we send Runarsson back, he's a liability."

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Meanwhile, others commented after footage of the goal later went viral.

Another fan added: "Didn’t realise just how poor the goal was wow."

A third supporter wrote: "Even worse than I thought it was last night."

One more supporter also fumed: "He better not start the next game."

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Cardiff signed Runarsson on a season-long loan in the summer
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Cardiff signed Runarsson on a season-long loan in the summerCredit: Getty

Runarsson has kept one clean sheet in eight appearances since joining Cardiff on a season-long loan in the summer.

He has started each of the club's last five league matches after displacing Jak Alnwick in Erol Bulut's side.

Arsenal signed the Iceland international in 2020, although he has since made just six competitive appearances for the Gunners.

The 28-year-old, who is out of contract next summer, spent the last two seasons on loan in Belgium and Turkey with OH Leuven and Alanyaspor, respectively,

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