In the aftermath of Arsenal’s loss to Manchester United, Martin Odegaard argued that it was incorrect to reverse Gabriel Martinelli’s goal.
“In my opinion, it’s never a foul,” said Odegaard. “For me, it is very, very soft. On the camera, you can always make it look a little bit worse. It’s frustrating.
“I barely touched him, they keep saying this is the Premier League and want it to be physical. I don’t understand how he can go back on it.”
A debut goal from Antony and a brace from Marcus Rashford helped the Red Devils defeat Arsenal 3-1 despite Bukayo Saka’s second-half equaliser.
KemiFilani reports that the altercation between Odegaard and United’s Christian Eriksen happened following a Saturday of Premier League play that featured several questionable interventions from video assistant referees.
Both Tyrick Mitchell and Maxwel Cornet’s equalising goals against Chelsea and Newcastle were disallowed due to apparent fouls on goalkeepers Edouard Mendy and Vicente Guaita that were allowed to go in real time.