Liverpool legend Jason McAteer believes Kai Havertz was lucky not to be shown a second yellow card moments before his winning goal against Brentford.
The Germany international appeared to land a little too easily following a challenge from Nathan Collins, but referee Paul Tierney was lenient. Despite Bees manager Thomas Frank's frustration after the game, Havertz scored the winning goal late on to keep Arsenal's title hopes alive.
McAtee, who had already been booked after going to the floor in the 65th minute, was adamant in beIN SPORTS' post-match analysis that the decision was not the right one.
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“agree [Dwight] Yorke said it was a big decision at such an important moment in the game,” he said. “It was late in the game, late in the game, so it was a mistake, right?”
Havertz's decisive strike with just four minutes remaining at the Emirates Stadium ended Mikel Arteta's side's title hopes and the Gunners remain top of the Premier League with just 10 games remaining. .
Arteta agreed with Havertz in his post-match press conference on Saturday: “I'm very happy.” “If someone had told me after the first couple of months that the whole stadium would be singing his songs with that passion, with that emotion and that chemistry, I would have found it hard to believe. That's what happens to good people. He's a great guy.''An exceptional player. ”
