Arsenal goal vs Man United should have been disallowed
United struggled against Arsenal’s set pieces again, having suffered defeat in North London last season by the same method.
Altay Bayindir was chosen to start ahead of Andre Onana following his pre-season performances, but he was targeted by Mikel Arteta’s side at every set-piece opportunity.
For Arsenal’s goal, William Saliba was wrestling with Mason Mount while also trying to stop Bayindir from reaching the cross.
United in Focus exclusively spoke to former Premier League referee Mark Clattenburg about the incident, and he believes the goal should not have stood.
“In real time, I did not see any problem with Arsenal’s goal, but when you watch it in slow motion you can see Mason Mount was having his shirt pulled and Bayindir was being impeded while challenging for the ball.
“PGMOL said they would punish more this type of challenge, but again they failed.”
Man United suffer from refereeing error against Arsenal
Clearly, Clattenburg feels that match referee Simon Hooper and the VAR team at Stockley Park came to the wrong conclusion around Arsenal’s goal.
As per Sky Sports, referees were told to “crack down on grappling at set pieces” before the season started, as per instructions from the PGMOL chiefs.
However, in the very first match of the 2025/26 season, United have been victims of holding from a set-piece situation.
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