{"id":532706,"date":"2023-10-24T14:26:59","date_gmt":"2023-10-24T13:26:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/?p=532706"},"modified":"2023-10-25T07:02:39","modified_gmt":"2023-10-25T06:02:39","slug":"arsenal-news-pundit-disagrees-with-neville-and-lineker-as-latest-william-saliba-footage-analysed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/arsenal-news-pundit-disagrees-with-neville-and-lineker-as-latest-william-saliba-footage-analysed\/","title":{"rendered":"Arsenal news: Pundit disagrees with Neville and Lineker as latest William Saliba footage analysed"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Chelsea were right to be awarded a penalty after William Saliba&#8217;s handball for Arsenal.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking exclusively to <strong>Football Insider<\/strong>, former Tottenham and Aston Villa defender Alan Hutton suggested that Saliba was not in a natural position when the ball struck his arm. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As shown in the latest footage on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skysports.com\/watch\/video\/sports\/football\/12989580\/chelsea-2-2-arsenal-premier-league-highlights\">Sky Sports<\/a> (22 October), the Blues were awarded a penalty following a lengthy VAR check as the ball hit the Arsenal defender&#8217;s arm as he stretched for a header. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Trossard seals DRAMATIC point! \ud83e\udd2f | Chelsea 2-2 Arsenal | EPL Highlights\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BcbisWzNFcU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Saliba&#8217;s arm was deemed to be in an unnatural position and had made his body bigger when the shot was blocked. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Both Gary Neville and Gary Lineker have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.football.london\/arsenal-fc\/news\/neville-lineker-saliba-arsenal-chelsea-27957787\">questioned<\/a> the handball law following the decision and did not agree with awarding the spot kick, which Cole Palmer fired home. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But Hutton disagreed with Neville and Lineker and felt the officials got it right on this occasion. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>&#8220;I think [Mykhailo] Mudryk gets to the ball first, it looks like it is going on target, it is a decent header. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"782\" src=\"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/static\/uploads\/1\/2022\/11\/William-Saliba-Nov-2022-1024x782.jpeg\" alt=\"Arsenal\" class=\"wp-image-473660\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/static\/uploads\/1\/2022\/11\/William-Saliba-Nov-2022-1024x782.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/static\/uploads\/1\/2022\/11\/William-Saliba-Nov-2022-300x229.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/static\/uploads\/1\/2022\/11\/William-Saliba-Nov-2022-768x586.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/static\/uploads\/1\/2022\/11\/William-Saliba-Nov-2022-1140x870.jpeg 1140w, https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/static\/uploads\/1\/2022\/11\/William-Saliba-Nov-2022-750x573.jpeg 750w, https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/static\/uploads\/1\/2022\/11\/William-Saliba-Nov-2022.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;<em>As Saliba jumps, some people have said his arm is in a natural position but I am not so sure, I think they are wrong, I think it is kind of like he tried to save it. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;<em>As soon as I saw it I knew he was going to give it as a penalty. I think it was on target and that for me was a clear one. I think when you actually throw your arms out wider, that is when it becomes a real problem.&#8221; <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In other news, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/sources-arsenal-could-sell-two-stars-and-then-beat-liverpool-to-andre-deal\/\">Arsenal could sell two stars and then beat Liverpool to midfielder deal<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chelsea were right to be awarded a penalty after William Saliba&#8217;s handball for Arsenal. Speaking exclusively to Football Insider, former Tottenham and Aston Villa defender Alan Hutton suggested that Saliba was not in a natural position when the ball struck his arm. 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