Harry Kane admitted Arsenal and Bukayo Saka had a strong argument for a penalty in their 2-2 draw with Bayern Munich in the Champions League on Tuesday evening.
Arsenal and Saka were very angry at the end of the match because the Swedish referee, Glenn Nyberg, did not give a penalty after the winger collided with Bayern goalkeeper Manuel Neuer.
Saka was held back after he approached Nyberg, while both Martin Keown and Rio Ferdinand believed Arsenal should have been given a penalty during their analysis after the match for TNT Sports Kane, on the other hand, admits that his England teammate had a valid case for a penalty claim after his leg was clipped by Neuer..
When asked about the decision, Kane told
Prime: ‘If that happened to us, I would want the penalty. But it’s a 50-50 decision.’ Amazon Bukayo Saka was clipped by Manuel Neuer in the closing stages of Arsenal’s 2-2 draw with Bayern Munich (Reuters)
’s favour, Bayern head coach Thomas Tuchel said: ‘For me it was contact, but much too late. The ball was gone. Arsenal‘He runs into Manu. Suddenly he blew the whistle. Then no one knew what was going on.’
Bayern defender Joshua Kimmich said: ‘He just plays the ball away. Manu makes the movement. For me it wasn’t an active foul movement. To be honest, I didn’t see it perfectly either.’
Meanwhile, Kane was angry with Nyberg’s decision to not give Bayern a penalty earlier in the second half when Gabriel Magalhaes picked up the ball inside Arsenal’s box moments after David Raya had restarted play
‘We should have had a clear penalty when the referee blew his whistle, the goalkeeper passed the ball and Gabriel picked it up,’ Kane said. ‘That’s the clearest penalty I’ve ever seen.’.
Saka and Arsenal were furious at the decision.
‘That’s the clearest penalty I’ve ever seen.’
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