A report has found that Arsenal should not have had their opening goal disallowed against Manchester United at Old Trafford earlier this season. Martin Odegaard was deemed to have fouled Christian Eriksen in the build-up to Gabriel Martinelli's goal with VAR advising referee Paul Tierney to review the incident, resulting in a free-kick being awarded to United.
Mikel Arteta questioned the referee and VAR's decision to rule out Martinelli's opener with Arsenal going on to lose the game 3-1 and costing them a crucial three points. And it has now been revealed that VAR were mistaken in ruling out the goal.
Following heavy criticism towards Premier League referees and VAR, Howard Webb has now taken over as PGMOL's chief refereeing officer and has been charged with improving standards of officiating both on the pitch and in the VAR room.
