The Premier League have confirmed that VAR Kevin Friend believed that the decision to not award Arsenal a penalty against Burnley was not a clear error. Arteta felt his side should have been awarded a penalty in the second half and asked for Premier League clarification. It cannot be any clearer.”And soon after the full-time whistle, Premier League bosses released the following statement suggesting proximity played a key role in the decision making process. Arsenal legend Martin Keown was on Arteta’s side, claiming the decision to not award a penalty was ‘beyond him’. This is very definite, out comes the arm and how have VAR looked at that – someone in the VAR hub has looked at that and said ‘no’ – it’s beyond me.”

Source: Daily Mirror March 06, 2021 15:14 UTC