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Stephen Killen & Sam Hill

Former Premier League referee explains Gabriel Martinelli VAR verdict in Man Utd vs Arsenal

Arsenal's perfect start to the Premier League season ended with a 3-1 defeat against Manchester United at Old Trafford on Sunday.

The Gunners had dominated large periods of the match against United and thought they had opened the scoring through Gabriel Martinelli in the first half. VAR intervened and sent on-pitch referee Paul Tierney to the monitor after spotting a potential foul from Martin Odegaard on Christian Eriksen in the build-up to the goal.

There has been plenty of discussion as to whether it was a foul from the Gunners' club captain, with Arsenal icon Ian Wright agreeing with VAR's decision to chalk the goal off. Mikel Arteta asked for more consistency from officials after the defeat during his post-match press conference.

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