Liverpool were on the wrong end of two penalties against Arsenal, but a former Red believes the decision not to award Jurgen Klopp’s side a penalty for Gabriel’s handball was correct.
Speaking on Sky Sports, Stephen Warnock said: “I’ve heard a lot of people say they think it’s a penalty, but for me, I don’t really think it is. I don’t see it as a penalty at all for the natural position of the body and the natural movement of the arms.”
READ MORE: (Video) “I think not” – Dermot Gallagher says Arsenal shouldn’t have gotten a penalty for Thiago’s ‘foul’ on Jesus
It never feels too good to criticize a former club player but our old left-back must have a very deformed body if he thinks raising his left arm in the air is ‘natural’.
The whole incident seems so in keeping with the new rules of having your arm in an unnatural position and it’s puzzling how it didn’t happen during the match.
VOTE for Empire of the Kop as Best Club Content Creator (Premier League) here: Football Content Awards Or on Twitter with the FCA’s one-click Twitter link with: Vote for @Empireofthekop on @The_FCAs for #BestClubContentCreator (Premier League) League)
Having this decision by Michael Oliver backed by both VAR and now also by the former defender is almost laughable.
You can see Warnock’s thoughts on Gabriel’s handball via @footballdaily on Twitter:
✅ Correct decision
Stephen Warnock says the Gabriel Magalhães penalty incident against Liverpool was NOT a penalty. ❌ pic.twitter.com/BxtWchDkB7
— Football Daily (@footballdaily) October 10, 2022
#Ep62 of The Empire of the Kop Podcast: Will Klopp Change Arsenal’s Formation? Núñez failing… and more!
