Rooney praises ‘really good’ VAR call in Arsenal winFigure caption, Rooney laments ‘big advantage’ given to keepers after Arsenal winPublished43 minutes agoFormer England and Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney believes the video assistant referee “did a really good job” in disallowing West Ham‘s late equaliser against Arsenal.
The Hammers had appeared to have dealt a significant blow to Arsenal’s title hopes as well as boosting their own Premier League survival prospects when Callum Wilson struck in stoppage time.
But after a VAR review, the goal was ruled out for a foul by Pablo on Arsenal goalkeeper David Raya.
The Gunners went on to win 1-0, taking them five points clear of Manchester City at the top of the Premier League and making West Ham’s future that bit more uncertain as they sit in 18th place with Tottenham Hotspur a point above them.
“It’s a clear foul,” Rooney stated on the Wayne Rooney Show.
“You’re going to obviously get a lot of people saying they think it should have stood because it’s controversial and probably all the [Manchester] City players, staff, fans are going to say it should have stood. And then you’re going to get all the Tottenham fans, players, staff saying it shouldn’t have stood and of course the Arsenal fans and stuff.
“But it’s a clear foul. I think you can clearly see the arm crosses his face and it impacts him getting to the ball. So I think it’s the right decision.
“It’s the one time I actually think VAR has done a really good job in such an important game.”
