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Arsenal defender William Saliba admits Martin Odegaard handball WAS a penalty for Liverpool...as Jamie Carragher SLAMS VAR for missing two 'blatant' calls in as many nights

William Saliba has admitted that Martin Odegaard's handball in the first half of Arsenal's 1-1 draw with Liverpool should have resulted in a penalty.

The Gunners skipper slipped and handled the ball in the area shortly after Gabriel had given Mikel Arteta's side an early lead at Anfield.

Referee Chris Kavanagh waved away the passionate protests of Liverpool players, while VAR David Coote decided not to instruct the official to take a second look at the pitchside monitor.

Odegaard's intervention - however accidental - denied Mohamed Salah an opportunity to bare down on the Arsenal goal and Saliba believes that it should have been a penalty, though he maintained it was not his decision to make.