Keith Hackett said Manchester City should have been awarded a penalty during their 1-0 Premier League defeat to Brighton on Saturday. The result at the Etihad Stadium gave City a second straight Premier League defeat.
The penalty appeals
Several City players appealed for penalties in the first half at the Etihad Stadium, but referee Craig Pawson waved every one away. VAR official John Brooks backed Pawson on each call.
GOAL said that a few minutes before the break, Diego Gomez headed the ball towards the outstretched arm of Brighton defender Luka Vuskovic, it struck his hand inside the penalty area, Pawson gave nothing, and VAR did not send him to the monitor.
Hackett's verdict
Speaking to Football Insider, Keith Hackett, the former head of England's Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL) and a former international referee, could barely believe what he had seen: "Wow, the player had enough time to pull back his outstretched arm, which clearly made his body bigger."
Hackett said: "This is a deliberate handball, and a penalty should have been awarded."
Match details
Yasin Ayari opened the scoring in the 11th minute after the ball reached Maxim De Cuyper, who put it into the net.
GOAL said City had 21 shots. GOAL said Bart Verbruggen saved seven attempts and kept out 1.74 expected goals.
