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PGMOL chief Howard Webb admits mistake as audio of Martin Odegaard handball against Liverpool is released

Both teams came away from Anfield with a point each after Mohamed Salah equalized Gabriel Magalhaes’ early opener and a highly controversial incident involving Odegaard in the first half left Jurgen Klopp perplexed.

Mikel Arteta’s Gunners, who finished second in the Premier League last season, won the title on Merseyside and will be celebrating Christmas in first place.

Although on-field replays revealed that Odegaard handled the ball after Salah’s delicate touch, referee Chris Kavanagh chose not to award a penalty until video assistant referees reviewed the play and upheld the verdict.’No, his hand’s on the floor,’ Kavanagh said in response to Liverpool’s penalty appeals, as heard on the Match Officials Mic’d Up show, which has now released audio of the video assistant referee procedure from the heavyweight figҺt on December 23.

Former Premier League official Webb, who oversaw the 2010 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Champions League finals, thinks that Arsenal captain Odegaard got a “huge advantage” and that the referee made the incorrect decision.

In a statement issued by the PGMOL chief, the official on the field acknowledged that Odegaard had slid and seen his arm dipping towards the floor.

This is more than just Odegaard tripping over the ball. He loses his footing and his arm extends, but he quickly brings it back to his side, which is when the ball lands on his arm.The VAR considered that facet. The way Odegaard brought his arm back towards his body, in his opinion, was an attempt to truly shrink himself. That is the crucial aspect at play here.

He gains a significant advantage by bringing his arm back towards the ball, whether it’s instinctual or intentional. After then, everyone’s comments were crystal clear.

‘That didn’t lead to the correct conclusion in this case.’Odegaard was incredibly “fortunate” not to have been sent off, according to Jamie Carragher, an ex-Liverpool defender who felt his former club deserved a penalty kιck.

It was a penalty for Liverpool, Carragher claimed while commentating on Sky Sports.

Odegaard, he was extremely lucky. The video assistant referee is not likely to overturn the decision when the referee fails to do so.