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Arsenal fans furious over Man City penalty decision and Jamie Carragher agrees with them

Arsenal fans furious over Man City penalty decision and Jamie Carragher agrees with them

City were awarded an early penalty against Wolves.

Ryan Smart

Ryan Smart

Arsenal fans have been left furious after Manchester City were awarded a first half penalty against Wolves - and Jamie Carragher is in agreement.

City were given the penalty following a collision between Josko Gvardiol and Rayan Ait-Nouri.

There looked to be little contact, but VAR deemed there to be enough to award a spot kick, which Erling Haaland converted from 12 yards to give City the lead.

You can see the incident below.

Should City win at the Etihad Stadium, they will move one point behind Premier League leaders Arsenal - and crucially have a further game in hand.

As a result, Arsenal fans in particular were left furious at the decision to award a penalty to City, and made their feelings clear on social media.

One wrote: "How on earth is that a penalty?"

Another said: "Wtf have City just got? Horrific decision."

A third added: "VAR again, how on earth is that a penalty to Manchester City? Ridiculous."

Speaking on commentary for Sky Sports, Carragher agreed with the view of Arsenal fans: "I must say, my initial reaction is that this is very harsh.

"It almost needed the Man City players to tell the referee it was a penalty because he didn't give it straight away.

"I don't know, it feels like the attacker just has the shot. It's certainly not going to be overturned. I don't think it's a penalty - I think it's very harsh.

"Ait Nouri doesn't see Gvardiol coming in but he doesn't really swing, it feels like a coming together. It's a small attempt to clear the ball. I think that's really harsh.

"I'm not having a go at the Manchester City players for appealing for it but it did feel like the referee initially hadn't given it. I think it was Phil Foden who really went at the referee and he gave it. I don't think it was a penalty."

After the penalty, Haaland made it 2-0 with a header, before scoring another penalty to give City a 3-0 half-time lead at the Etihad Stadium.

Featured Image Credit: Sky Sports

Topics: Arsenal, Manchester City, Premier League, Football, Jamie Carragher, Nottingham Forest, Fan Reactions

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