Tottenham SHOULD have had a penalty for Leandro Trossard's challenge on Dejan Kulusevski, claims Michael Dawson - just moments before Bukayo Saka doubled Arsenal's lead in north London derby

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By Luke Power

Published: 10:37 EDT, 28 April 2024 | Updated: 10:54 EDT, 28 April 2024

 Tottenham should person had a punishment moments earlier Arsenal went a scored their 2nd goal, Michael Dawson believes.

Dejan Kulusevski stumbled and fell aft being clipped by Leandro Trossard earlier James Maddison fell nether a situation from Declan Rice. 

Nothing was fixed and Arsenal counter-attacked viciously, pinch Bukayo Saka cutting wrong past Ben Davies and putting nan visitors 2-0 up.


Dawson believes that Kulusevski's autumn should person resulted successful a punishment but that nan guardant was 'too honest' trying to enactment connected his feet. 

'Big shout. Doesn’t spot him coming. It’s a punishment for me,' Dawson, a erstwhile Spurs player, told Sky Sports. 

Dejan Kulusevski should person had a punishment erstwhile he was clipped by Leandro Trossard, Michael Dawson believes

'If he goes down consecutive distant [it would person been a penalty]. I deliberation it’s nan truth he takes 2 aliases 3 steps and tries to beryllium honorable and enactment connected his feet, whether he thinks it’s himself who has clipped it, it’s nan first interaction from Trossard that instigates that.’

After Kulusevski tumbled, nan shot rolled successful Maddison's directed and he went down from a stern Rice challenge, but Dawson doesn't deliberation that was a foul. 

It was a pivotal infinitesimal successful nan first half, which ended pinch Arsenal 3-0 up distant astatine Spurs for nan first clip since 1959. 

James Maddison was besides challenged by Declan Rice but Dawson dismissed this

Dawson felt that Kulusevski was 'too honest' for trying to enactment connected his feet alternatively of instantly going down

After Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg headed into his ain nett to springiness Spurs nan lead, Micky van de Ven thought he had recovered an equaliser but he was ruled offside by VAR. 

Saka made it 2-0 pinch nan blistering counter-attack and Kai Havertz gave Arsenal a commanding lead earlier nan break. 


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