In a Premier League match in the early hours of this morning, Arsenal lost 2-1 at home to Manchester City. After the game, Arsenal goalkeeper Ramsdale was interviewed by the BBC.
Ramsdale said: "I am based on the inconsistency of the criteria for the two awards – the referee did not look at the VAR when we could get the penalty, the referee may have just judged when we watched. Both times it was the same, both at the beginning said there were no penalties. For the penalty city won, the referee was told to watch the VAR and had already given them a penalty. “
"I was shouting for our penalty at the other end of the pitch. The goalkeeper tackled the ball with his foot and shoved down Edgar. The ball in the B seat, he had an acting component, was awarded a penalty. A penalty is a penalty, but for us, he should have gone to see the VAR replay. “
"The result is sad. The cheers from the fans have been outstanding and a lot of teams have done this to Manchester City this year. We had a lot of positive performances, especially when our manager wasn't coaching on the sidelines. When we were sent off 1 man, there was a lot of time when we didn't have possession, but we defended very well. We changed the formation, but we had to swallow the result of this defeat. That's football, and we have one more semi-final game to play on Thursday. “
"Everyone is talking about us being a young team, we really are, but that doesn't mean we're going to be afraid of anybody. We may make mistakes and eventually we lose, but that's easier to accept than losing 4-0. “
Moments of contact in the Erdegaard penalty area:
(Bear & Raspberry)