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Furious Virgil van Dijk insists Arsenal should NOT have been awarded a penalty to seal victory over Liverpool... as defender says he has 'no idea' how Thiago's challenge on Gabriel Jesus looked in slow motion

Virgil van Dijk was honest in his post-match interview as he insisted the Liverpool team did not think Arsenal should have been awarded a penalty in their match.

The home side outgunned the Reds at the Emirates in the 3-2 win for the London side. Liverpool had been in the game as they had fought back from behind on two occasions as Darwin Nunez cancelled out Gabriel Martinelli early goal before Roberto Firmino equalised after Bukayo Saka had restored Arsenal's lead.

However the game was then decided after Thiago was judged to have caught Gabriel Jesus in the box for a penalty, which Saka converted for his brace and the game-deciding goal.