Arsenal defeated Liverpool thanks to a very soft penalty won by Gabriel Jesus but an incident in the first half caught the attention of our fans, with Dermot Gallagher giving his opinion on a possible penalty for the Reds.
Speaking on Sky Sports, the former Premier League referee gave his verdict on Gabriel’s handball: “All I can think of is that the referee and VAR thought it was too close, from what we’ve seen this season, if the arm is out like this and extended at shoulder height, it has usually been penalized.
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“When I saw it and I saw the VAR I expected it to be annulled but they felt it was too close and that’s why it didn’t happen”.
Most fans would have watched the replays and been convinced that Jurgen Klopp’s side would receive a penalty, especially given the outcome in similar scenarios throughout this campaign as a whole.
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Instead, we were denied and that could be very costly for us, if not just in terms of current trust within the team.
You can see Gallagher’s opinion on the possible sanction via @footballdaily on Twitter:
✅ Penalty
Former Premier League referee Dermot Gallagher says he hoped VAR would overturn the Gabriel Magalhães handball incident, but says proximity is the reason it didn’t happen. pic.twitter.com/nTMKW1iYoB
— Football Daily (@footballdaily) October 10, 2022
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