Former Arsenal midfielder Ray Parlour has hinted that Tottenham's Son Heung-min was fortunate to avoid a red card in the north London derby on Thursday after an altercation with Rob Holding.
Son and Holding were involved in an individual battle from the outset, and one of their first challenges saw the Arsenal defender haul the forward to the floor. Holding continued to grab onto Son, leading to the Spurs man throwing an arm out in frustration which appeared to clip his opponent on the side of the face.
The incident went unpunished, and Parlour felt Son could consider himself lucky that VAR didn't intervene.