Piers Morgan and Ian Wright say Arsenal ‘got away with it’ as VAR slammed
ARSENAL legend Ian Wright and Gooner Piers Morgan both admitted they “got away with it” against Bournemouth as VAR dominated again.
The Gunners restored their four-point lead at the top of the Premier League with a 3-0 victory.
Bukayo Saka, Leandro Trossard and Declan Rice all got on the scoresheet to pile the pressure on second-placed Man City ahead of their clash with Wolves.
However, the main talking point after the lunchtime game at the Emirates was the much-maligned VAR.
And it has led to more calls for the technology to be scrapped.
Both teams were on the receiving end of controversial decisions during the game as Cherries ace Ryan Christie escaped a red card for a high tackle while his side also had a goal ruled out in the second half.
Saka and Trossard had already fired Arsenal into a two-goal lead when Antoine Semenyo looked to have got the visitors back into it after bundling home the rebound after Christie's effort hit the woodwork.
But the celebrations were soon cut short as Dominic Solanke was ruled to have fouled goalkeeper David Raya by backing into him during the build-up upon a VAR check.
Solanke moved into Raya's path as the loose ball dropped back into the area as the stopper weakly tried to punch it away, with the ref blowing despite contact being minimal.
Bournemouth boss Andoni Iraola and his coaching staff were furious after watching a replay but, after a lengthy delay of several minutes, the officials at Stockley Park did not advise the ref to check his pitchside monitor.
That was after the away side believed they should have received a penalty moments earlier when Philip Billing was pulled back by William Saliba.
However, VAR failed to intervene this time, placing the team working on the technology under
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