Arsenal Mugged

Arsenal have had their European dream unbelievably stolen by a referee. What I witnessed tonight was an absolute disgrace, Arsenal worked their backsides off to score two goals at Anfield, only for an over zealous referee to award a penalty to Liverpool in extraordinary circumstances. The game started well for Arsenal as the took an early lead, shocking the Anfield faithful. Their lead didn't last two long with Sami Hypia scoring a bullet back post header to send the teams in level at the break. The game then looked to have been settled by a moment of brilliance by Fernando Torres as he turned Senderous in front of the Kop to rifle home for Liverpool. Liverpool then set out their stall to hold onto their lead and appeared to be doing it comfortably. But they hadn't bet on Theo Walcott. With 10 minutes left, the Arsenal substitute picked up the loose ball outside his own box and proceeded to run the length of the park, leaving every Liverpool player in his wake. The ... [link]