The Arsenal X files: Gunners count the cost of seldom-seen decisions against them

From Rice to van Persie, some selected cuts from the Ripley's Believe it or Arsenal annals
The Arsenal X files: Gunners count the cost of seldom-seen decisions against them

REALLY? Brighton's Joao Pedro 'is 'felled' by William Saliba's clash of heads at the Amex stadium in Brighton. Referee Anthony Taylor deemed the contact sufficient to award a penalty. 

Mikel Arteta conducted his own impromptu research after Saturday's unusual penalty for Brighton that saw Arsenal drop another two points in their chase of Premier League leaders Liverpool.

"I have never seen something like this in my life," Arteta told BBC Sport, after William Saliba was penalised for a clash of heads with Joao Pedro, despite heading the ball himself in the process. 

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