LEANDRO TROSSARD was SLAPPED in the face in just his second Turkish Super Lig game – and the culprit went unpunished.

The former Arsenal winger’s new club, Besiktas, called the refereeing “disgraceful” in a bitter statement after the culprit, Fidan Aliti, escaped a red card.

Leandro Trossard was slapped in the face by Fidan Aliti Credit: X

Trossard went down but the officials took no action Credit: X

In an off-the-ball incident, Trossard was tugging at the shirt of Aliti, who responded by thrusting his right palm at the Belgian’s face.

After a brief moment of shock, Trossard went down clutching his head and gave the match officials a decision to make.

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But neither referee Adnan Deniz Kayatepe nor the VAR took action.

Trossard, 31, was perplexed that even those with access to replays chose not to punish Aliti.

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He said after the 1-0 defeat: “The decision should clearly have been changed; I think the opponent slapped me.

“Clear red card. The decision needed to be changed.”

Besiktas then turned all guns blazing to social media and wrote a strongly-worded statement, which included: “The management displayed by the referees in our match against Corendon Alanyaspor has taken its place in history as a document of shame for Turkish refereeing.

“Adnan Deniz Kayatepe, the prince of the Central Referee Committee president whose scandalous decisions in last year’s Ziraat Turkish Cup semi-final still linger fresh in memories, has added yet another disgraceful performance to his record, as if to say, ‘Where did we leave off?’

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Trossard completed a £17.1m move from Arsenal to Besiktas last month Credit: Getty

“The opposing player slapped Trossard right in front of the world’s eyes.

“Referee Adnan Deniz Kayatepe failed to see the incident. Bülent Birincioğlu in the VAR room, meanwhile, remained silent.”

Trossard completed a £17.1million switch to Besiktas last month.

The former Brighton star helped Arsenal win the Premier League title last campaign with six goals in 31 league appearances, which rounded off three and a half impressive seasons in North London.