MARK CLATTENBURG: Jose Mourinho wasn’t happy with Arsenal’s penalty decision and I can understand why… but there was not a clear and obvious error from Michael Oliver
- Mourinho wasn’t happy and I understand why Arsenal’s penalty will split opinion
- Sanchez was just trying to block the ball and flew into Alexandre Laczette
- Contact was clearly there, and this was not a clear and obvious error from Oliver
Jose Mourinho wasn’t happy and I can understand why Arsenal‘s penalty will split opinion.
Alexandre Lacazette got his shot away — a poorly executed attempt it was, too — and then came the contact from Davinson Sanchez.
The defender was trying to block the ball but the way he flew through Lacazette forced referee Michael Oliver into making his decision.
Jose Mourinho wasn’t happy and I can understand why Arsenal’s penalty will split opinion
Alexandre Lacazette got his shot away and then came the contact from Davinson Sanchez
Mourinho complained afterwards that VAR Paul Tierney ‘confirmed the wrong decision’. Once this was given in real time, there was no way Tierney was going to overturn it.
The contact was clearly there, and this was not a clear and obvious error from Oliver. Later in the game, there was a robust challenge from Harry Kane on Gabriel but the Spurs striker did not lead with his elbow or forearm, so that’s why he wasn’t red-carded.
I would have shown him a yellow for it, given it was a reckless action.
