MANCHESTER UNITED legend Rio Ferdinand suggested Crystal Palace probably deserved a penalty against Arsenal in the first half.
Gabriel Magalhaes appeared to have handed the ball inside the Gunners’ area on 36 minutes but referee Anthony Taylor waived play on.
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BT Sport pundit Ferdinand took to Twitter after the questionable call and asked fans for their verdict.
The legendary centre-back suggested that the Palace players may have been right to protest the ref’s decision.
Ferdinand tweeted: “Handball…..? Thoughts.”
Fans flooded social media and many claimed Patrick Vieira’s men should have been awarded a spot-kick.
One fan posted: “Palace should have been rewarded with a penalty, clear handball.”
Another wrote: “How is that not a handball on Gabriel?”
A third said: “Arsenal looking really good so far. How was that Gabriel handball not a penalty tho?”
This supporter tweeted: “I wonder why Anthony Taylor didn’t give Palace their penalty from that Gabriel handball.”
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And that one posted: “Wait how was that not a handball on Gabriel?”
Arsenal were 1-0 up at half-time thanks to Gabriel Martinelli’s opener after just 20 minutes.
Source: The Sun
