Madueke admits he was nervous during Liverpool VAR review
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15-second readNoni Madueke admitted to feeling nervous during a VAR review after an incident with Alexis Mac Allister in Arsenal's win over Liverpool, according to the Daily Cannon. The VAR checked the incident and cleared Madueke of any wrongdoing. Madueke stated that he thought a red card was possible, but was relieved it wasn't given.
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Noni Madueke admitted to feeling nervous during a VAR review after an incident with Alexis Mac Allister in Arsenal's win over Liverpool, according to the Daily Cannon. The VAR checked the incident and cleared Madueke of any wrongdoing. Madueke stated that he thought a red card was possible, but was relieved it wasn't given. The VAR described the contact as not forceful, violent, or brutal.
The incident involved Madueke and Mac Allister squaring up, with Mac Allister going to ground claiming a headbutt. Madueke described Mac Allister's reaction as an attempt to bait him into getting a red card. The Daily Cannon reported that most criticism was aimed at Mac Allister for his theatrical reaction rather than Madueke's action. Former Liverpool player Jamie Carragher criticized Mac Allister's dramatics, calling it embarrassing and ridiculous.
Madueke and the referee agreed that the incident didn't warrant a yellow or red card. The VAR confirmed this decision, describing Madueke's movement as natural. Madueke was relieved that the VAR didn't intervene to send him off. The Daily Cannon reported on Madueke's post-game comments to Viaplay, where he expressed his honesty about feeling nervous during the VAR review.
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Noni Madueke and Alexis Mac Allister were both involved in a bit of a flare-up towards the end of Arsenal’s win over Liverpool on Sunday, with Mac Allister going to ground claiming to have been on the end of a headbutt from the Gunners’ winger. VAR checked the incident, with the Premier League Match Centre social media account reporting quotes from their assessment. “All of the situations have been checked and cleared,” the VAR said. “There is some contact as Madueke and Mac Allister square-up. In my opinion, it’s not forceful, not violent, not brutal.” Yet while Madueke waited for the results of the VAR review, he admitted after the game that he was feeling a bit nervous about it.
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