{"id":1259,"date":"2026-05-11T10:48:18","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T10:48:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esport.com.ng\/?p=1259"},"modified":"2026-05-11T10:48:18","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T10:48:18","slug":"keane-reveals-goal-verdict-as-man-utd-legend-slams-crazy-decision-amid-west-ham-complaint","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esport.com.ng\/?p=1259","title":{"rendered":"Keane reveals goal verdict as Man Utd legend slams &#8216;crazy&#8217; decision amid West Ham &#8216;complaint&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div><!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p>Manchester United legends Roy Keane and Peter Schmeichel have disagreed on West Ham\u2019s disallowed goal against Arsenal on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Arsenal and West Ham played out a tense and all-important match on Sunday evening, with the 1-0 win for <strong>Mikel Arteta<\/strong>s side moving them one step closer to winning the Premier League.<\/p>\n<p>Leandro Trossard\u2019s deflected effort put <strong>Arsenal<\/strong> ahead inside the final ten minutes, while Callum Wilson\u2019s equaliser in stoppage time was ruled out for a foul on goalkeeper David Raya.<\/p>\n<p>Following a prolonged VAR check, it was ruled that West Ham forward Pablo fouled Raya by holding the goalkeeper\u2019s arm, and this correct call denied the Hammers a point in heartbreaking fashion.<\/p>\n<p>A report from <em>The Times<\/em> has since revealed that they are to \u2018lodge an official complaint\u2019 to the PGMOL, having argued that the length of the check suggests it was \u2018not a clear-and-obvious error\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking after the match, Keane explained why he thinks VAR and referee Chris Kavanagh made the right call to disallow West Ham\u2019s goal.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ: 16 Conclusions from West Ham 0-1 Arsenal: Rice, Raya, Arteta, Trossard, Wilson, VAR, corners<br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cVAR are going to check everything\u2026 do not put your hands on the goalkeeper! Certainly don\u2019t leave them on for three or four seconds,\u201d Keane explained on Sky Sports.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cObviously it was madness and there\u2019s loads of other fouls, there\u2019s all sorts going on, but because the goalkeeper has such a big part to play, I think it is a foul.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe must know they\u2019re going to check VAR, he\u2019s pulling his jersey. There\u2019s all sorts going on. You talk about the discipline\u2026 do not give a foul away.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><smartframe-embed customer-id=\"0b629b85ba2abe5ff39df9829ee5fb57\" image-id=\"ARCH293626_00141897\" style=\"width: 100%; display: inline-flex; max-width: 100%;\"\/><\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE: Arsenal irony shows VAR \u2018pointless\u2019 as Man Utd fans rage<br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>\u201cIt\u2019s just so wrong on so many levels.\u201d<\/h2>\n<p>However, Keane\u2019s former Man Utd teammate, Peter Schmeichel, has hit out at the decision to disallow West Ham\u2019s late equaliser, claiming it was \u201cwrong on so many levels\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat really makes me angry is that Arsenal would never be top of the league if that\u2019s a free-kick,\u201d Schmeichel said on Viaplay.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s how they\u2019ve scored so many goals, by blocking people, holding people, doing all kinds of things.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ NEXT: Former Prem official proposes \u2018law change\u2019 which could have swung title race away from Arsenal<br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd then we get to this point, it takes VAR five minutes, Darren England the VAR, it takes five minutes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe starts it over again and starts it over again and again\u2026 that in itself puts so much doubt into that decision that it cannot be a free-kick.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think it\u2019s so wrong. I just don\u2019t understand why all of a sudden that\u2019s a free-kick, because it\u2019s not been for any teams all the way throughout the season.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll this, it\u2019s just crazy. 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