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Football penalty dilemma after Isak miss
Liverpool striker Alexander Isak missed a penalty kick as Arsenal won 1-0.
In brief
Liverpool striker Alexander Isak missed a penalty kick as Arsenal won 1-0. Liverpool manager Andoni Iraola says players must dive to get penalties, but Isak's shirt pull wasn't enough for a VAR review. Originally reported by BBC Sport.
Isak's near miss
Arsenal striker Alexander Isak missed a penalty kick as Liverpool lost 1-0.
“There is a clear grab of the shirt”
Replay shows shirt pull
Replays revealed Jurrien Timber grabbed Isak's shirt but no penalty was given.
“The answer is you have to dive, if you don't dive they won't call it”
Referee's decision
Referee Andy Madley saw no foul while VAR Stuart Attwell decided no review was needed.
“If he goes to the floor, they call the penalty 100%”
Liverpool manager's view
Liverpool manager Andoni Iraola said players must dive to get penalties.
“The answer is you have to dive, if you don't dive they won't call it”
Historical context
Sunderland's Calvin Bassey got a penalty after shirt pull in February game.
“The answer is you have to dive, if you don't dive they won't call it”
Holding rule explanation
Holding is a foul only if it impedes an opponent's movement.
“A holding offence occurs only when a player's contact with an opponent's body or equipment impedes the opponent's movement”
VAR intervention rate
Premier League has 14 VAR reviews this season with low intervention rate.
“The number of interventions in the Premier League has historically been the lowest in Europe”
What to remember
Liverpool manager Andoni Iraola says players must dive to get penalties, but Isak's shirt pull wasn't enough for a VAR review.
