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Chelsea were right to be awarded a penalty after William Saliba’s handball for Arsenal., former Tottenham and Aston Villa defender Alan Hutton suggested that Saliba was not in a natural position when the ball struck his arm., the Blues were awarded a penalty following a lengthy VAR check as the ball hit the Arsenal defender’s arm as he stretched for a header.
Saliba’s arm was deemed to be in an unnatural position and had made his body bigger when the shot was blocked.the handball law following the decision and did not agree with awarding the spot kick, which Cole Palmer fired home.Get Exclusive transfers news at Football Insider's YouTube TV channel “I think Mudryk gets to the ball first, it looks like it is going on target, it is a decent header.As Saliba jumps, some people have said his arm is in a natural position but I am not so sure, I think it is kind of like he tried to save it.As soon as I saw it I knew he was going to give it as a penalty. I think it was on target and that for me was a clear one. I think when you actually throw your arms out wider, that is when it becomes a real problem.
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