Aston Villa scorers Ollie Watkins and Youri Tielemans had totally different takes on the late VAR drama of their draw away at Arsenal.
Objectives both facet of the break from Gabriel Martinelli and Kai Havertz appeared to have left Arsenal in management. Tielemans shortly halved the deficit, although, and Villa's comeback was full when Watkins fired dwelling.
There was nonetheless time for Arsenal to discover a third when Havertz deflected a Mikel Merino effort past Emi Martinez. It wasn't to be, although, with a VAR test discovering that the German had dealt with the ball, and the sport ended all-square.
Watkins and Tielemans have been each requested concerning the incident of their post-match interviews. Nevertheless, the team-mates supplied differing verdicts.
Tielemans' response was matter-of-fact. "Handball is handball when it’s a objective. It’s what it’s," the Belgian midfielder instructed BBC Sport.
Watkins spoke to Sky Sports activities after the draw and was far much less satisfied, regardless of the VAR test. He watched a replay on the broadcaster's screens, sharing his ideas when quizzed by host David Jones.
"Seeing it again there, I'm unsure," Watkins stated. "I believe it's gone in favour for us, to be sincere. If that was in opposition to me, I believe I’d be somewhat bit disenchanted. From that angle I'm unsure, however that's what VAR is there for."
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The dropped factors depart Arsenal six factors behind league leaders Liverpool, who claimed a last-gasp win at Brentford earlier within the afternoon. Arne Slot's facet have additionally performed one recreation fewer, however Arsenal scorer Martinelli wasn't giving up hope.
"It's a disappointing day. We needed to win the sport, however we’ve got to maintain going," the Brazilian instructed Sky Sports activities. "We belief in ourselves, and we’ve got to maintain going and bettering – it’s a lengthy journey to go. Now we have to give attention to ourselves.
"That's soccer, that's the Premier League, essentially the most tough league on the planet. Now we have to see the sport and see what we’ve got performed mistaken and enhance for the following video games. We all know our qualities and we all know the potential we’ve got and we belief in ourselves.
"We needed to win the sport. That was our objective. We tried our greatest. We didn't win. Now we have to maintain going and belief in ourselves. Now we have to rewatch the sport and see what we did mistaken and the place to enhance."
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