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Fans left stunned by Everton not being awarded a penalty after 'most blatant handball ever' by Rodri

Fans were left stunned by the decision not to award Everton a penalty against Manchester City after midfielder Rodri appeared to control the ball with his hand in the box.

Pep Guardiola's side won 1-0 at Goodison Park as Phil Foden capitalised on poor Toffees defending to score in the 82nd minute.

But just three minutes later it seemed that Frank Lampard's team would have the opportunity to equalise after what seemed to be a clear handball by Rodri.

Rodri appeared to control the ball with his hand in the last five minutes at Goodison Park
After a VAR check, it was ruled thatu00a0the ball struck Rodri below the t-shirt line on his sleeve

After a VAR check, it was ruled that the ball struck Rodri below the t-shirt line on his sleeve

The Spaniard stuck out his arm to control the ball in the area, which led to both VAR Chris Kavanagh and on-pitch referee Paul Tierney having a look at the incident.