They may not have been complaining as Danny Welbeck converted from the spot, but Arsenal’s fans did not think the striker deserved the penalty he won against AC Milan.
Welbeck went down under what could politely be described as contact by Ricardo Rodriguez, allowing him to score from the spot and respond to Hakan Calhanoglu’s opener for Milan.
Those watching were quick to call it a dive, including Gary Lineker and former England goalkeeper Paul Robinson.
Danny Fellbeck. Blatant dive.
— Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) March 15, 2018
Oh Danny. I score it a 10 ? pic.twitter.com/AucqTIUAjZ
— Paul Robinson (@GKPaulRobinson) March 15, 2018
Arsenal clearly felt the need to get their man some back-up and ran a quick Twitter poll to get people on side.
It did not quite go according to plan.
? Lots of protestations from the @acmilan players when we were given our spot-kick…
Would you have awarded a penalty?#AFCvACM
— Arsenal FC (@Arsenal) March 15, 2018
Still, at least AC Milan boss Gennaro Gattuso was calm about it all…
Tell him how you really feel, Gennaro…
— Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) March 15, 2018
