Arsenal penalty vs Newcastle: Gabriel tweets after being denied foul | OneFootball

Arsenal defender, Gabriel, has tweeted about the penalty he felt he should have been awarded against Newcastle on Tuesday night.

The league leaders dropped two points after a 0-0 draw at the Emirates as they failed to break a stubborn Newcastle defence down.

However, they felt they should have been awarded at least one spot-kick in the second half.

The first claim came from an Arsenal free-kick.

As the ball was played into the box, Gabriel went to ground under the challenge of Dan Burn.

The protests were waved away but replays showed that Dan had grabbed Gabriel’s shirt and thrown him to the floor as Nick Pope came and punched the ball away.

Should it have been a penalty?

What did Gabriel tweet about the penalty?

Well, Gabriel certainly thought so.

So much so that he took to social media after the match.

At midnight, Gabriel posted a video of the incident with the ‘facepalming’ emoji.

We don’t need to translate that for you.

In the final minutes of the match, Arsenal felt they should have had another penalty when Gabriel Martinelli’s cross struck Jacob Murphy’s hand.

Mikel Arteta: It was scandalous

In his post-match interview, Mikel Arteta didn’t hold back.

“There were two penalties. It’s very simple. I’m talking about what I’ve seen. It was two scandalous penalties,” said Arteta.

Gary Nevile: Newcastle were very lucky

Sky Sports pundit, Gary Neville, disagreed with Arteta on the Murphy penalty shout but agreed they were unlucky not to be awarded a spot-kick for Burn’s foul on Gabriel.

“VAR officials with Howard Webb have been told to not get involved unless you have to,” Neville said. “Arteta has a right to be annoyed at that one. Newcastle were very lucky there. I think they (Arsenal) have a right to feel aggrieved.”

Paul Merson: It’s a stonewall penalty

Fellow pundit and former Arsenal player, Paul Merson, agreed.

“In my opinion that’s a stonewall penalty,” Merson said. “His fist is clenched. That is a foul anywhere else on the pitch. We have seen bookings for less tonight.

“They haven’t got an understanding of the game at Stockley Park.

“That is so clear and obvious. Anywhere else and it’s a free-kick. We saw players get booked for less.”

Les Ferdinand: It was clear and obvious

Even Newcastle legend, Les Ferdinand, felt his side were lucky.

“I don’t understand how that is not clear and obvious,” Ferdinand said. “It’s a clear cut penalty. He has got hold of his shirt. If players are bumping into each other, you can understand referees waving it on in the box. But if you’ve hold of somebody’s shirt and it’s as clear as day, it’s a penalty.”