Arsenal fans rage as Ederson gets away with reckless challenge and they’re denied penalty – but did he get the ball?
ARSENAL fans are furious with the referee’s decision not to award a penalty after Manchester City goalkeeper Ederson’s challenge on Martin Odegaard.
Odegaard burst into the City box and appeared to nudge the ball away from the Brazilian keeper’s boot just as he came sliding out and sent the Gunners playmaker crashing to the floor.
It looked like there was clear contact but there was a question of whether Ederson got the ball first before tackling the Norway international.
Referee Stuart Atwell believed the Brazil international played the ball and VAR agreed with him.
But Arsenal fans are having none of that as they took to Twitter to lash out on the official’s decision.
One fan tweeted: “This 100% a penalty. Ederson gets nothing on the ball. How can you not see that.”
Another echoed the previous sentiment: “How come was that not a penalty? There is no way Ederson touched the ball.”
A third posted: “Ederson clearly brings down Martin Odegaard, how is this not a penalty?”
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This fan said: “Ederson’s massively gotten away with two penalties against Newcastle and Arsenal now.”
And that fan stated: “Is Ederson immune from giving away penalties? That’s 2 blatant fouls in a fortnight he’s got away with.”
Dissecting the VAR decision on BT Sport, ex-referee Peter Walton said: “It needs to have clear evidence to overturn the decision.”
He concluded on the decision: “Quite correct”.
However, Arsenal managed to break through regardless thanks to Bukayo Saka‘s opener on 31 minutes.
Kieran Tierney burst down the left and delivered a pass into the centre of the box that was met by Saka who beat Ederson with a lovely finish.
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