Nottingham Forest fullback Ola Aina was deemed to have his arm in a “natural position” by the officials who denied Arsenal what Mikel Arteta believed to be a “clear penalty” in Saturday’s goalless stalemate.
With 10 minutes remaining in a tight, tense affair at the City Ground, Aina shielded a loose ball away from Arsenal’s lurking striker Gabriel Jesus. The defender was supported in his efforts by teammate Elliot Anderson, yet still took the unorthodox and seemingly instinctual step of moving his right arm towards the ball to prevent it immediately bouncing behind for another Arsenal corner.
