Arsenal have been told that Jurrien Timber was “lucky” to not concede a penalty in Sunday’s win over Liverpool, while Alexis Mac Allister has been labelled “embarrassing” for his clash with Noni Madueke.
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Allister → tell → Madueke
The Dutchman pulled the shirt of Alexander Isak as the Liverpool striker attempted to get on the end of a cross, though Isak did not go to ground despite that contact preventing him getting to the ball.
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him → pull → ball
Referee Andy Madley waved away Liverpool’s appeals and VAR did not intervene to overrule that decision.
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VAR → wave → decision
Andoni Iraola was left bemused by the incident and revealed he will now have a very clear message for his players in the opposition’s box.
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he → leave → box
He said: "The answer is you have to dive, if you don't dive they won't call it."
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Looking back on the pull from Timber, former referee Dermot Gallagher suggested that the error was from the officials on the pitch rather than VAR, as he indicated a penalty should have been awarded.
"It depends which angle you watch it from,” Gallagher told Sky Sports.
“The first angle, you see nothing.
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The second angle, which is what VAR looks at, and it is a lot more damning.
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"VAR looks at it in slow motion, which is another thing against him.
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In normal speed, he grabs and grabs him quickly but let's go.
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Does he do enough [for a penalty]?
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Does he do enough to stop him?
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he → do → him
He [Isak] will say yes, as he is close to the ball.
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"VAR would be accused of re-refereeing if it is a penalty.
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It is a case of damned if they do and damned if they don't.
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"It has to be the case of on-field.
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The more I watch it, the more I think he [Timber] has taken a big chance and has got lucky."
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Tim Sherwood added: "I can't see where the ref is.
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It is a nailed-on penalty.
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"We have VAR to help the referee out, surely they have to help him out there.
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That is not re-refereeing the game.
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There were several flashpoints in the match, as Arsenal won at Anfield in the Premier League for the first time since 2012.
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In the second half, Mac Allister went down holding his face, claiming that he had been headbutted by Madueke.
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he → go → Madueke
Jay Bothroyd described that as “embarrassing”.
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“I tell you what I think it is, it's embarrassing from Mac Allister,” Bothroyd said.
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“He looks like he has taken a full blown headbutt to the nose.
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he → look → nose
When he has his hands [over his face] and takes them away, I am expecting to see a nose all over the place and blood coming out of his face.
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"He goes down and it's like, what are you doing?
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I hate it when I see those sort of things in a game."
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Gallagher indicated that Mac Allister came close to getting a red card himself for a stamp tackle on Ezri Konsa, where he got the ball but took a risk with the manner of the challenge.
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"It is two-footed, but he gets to the ball and doesn't get the man,” Gallagher said.
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"If he got the man, he is in big trouble.
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You can't tackle like that."
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