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Arsenal legend Martin Keown has issued a response to Peter Schmeichel after his \u201cridiculous\u201d claim about West Ham\u2019s disallowed goal in Sunday\u2019s match.<\/p>\n
On Sunday afternoon, the Gunners<\/strong> took a major step towards winning the Premier League by edging out West Ham 1-0 at the London Stadium.<\/p>\n Leandro Trossard\u2019s deflected effort in the final ten minutes proved the winner, though Arsenal had to survive a late VAR check after Callum Wilson found the net for West Ham<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Wilson converted from a corner, but his goal was disallowed following a prolonged VAR review, with West Ham star Pablo adjudged to have fouled David Raya as the goalkeeper tried to claim the cross.<\/p>\n This has angered Man Utd legend Schmeichel, who has explained why he thinks it was a \u201ccrazy\u201d decision to disallow West Ham\u2019s equaliser. <\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cWhat really makes me angry is that Arsenal would never be top of the league if that\u2019s a free-kick,\u201d Schmeichel told Viaplay.<\/p>\n READ: 16 Conclusions from West Ham 0-1 Arsenal: Rice, Raya, Arteta, Trossard, Wilson, VAR, corners<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cThat\u2019s how they\u2019ve scored so many goals, by blocking people, holding people, doing all kinds of things.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd then we get to this point, it takes VAR five minutes, Darren England the VAR, it takes five minutes.<\/p>\n \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 \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 \u201cAll this, it\u2019s just crazy. And that decision today, it\u2019s just so wrong on so many levels.\u201d<\/p>\n And these comments have sparked a firm response from Gunners legend Keown, who thinks Schmeichel\u2019s comments were \u201cridiculous\u201d.<\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s holding his arm! I\u2019d like to think I\u2019m a fair man, this is a just decision,\u201d Keown explained on talkSPORT.<\/p>\n READ MORE: Arsenal controversy leaves us needing law change: \u2018Corners don\u2019t have to be stupid\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cWhat\u2019s remarkable is that it\u2019s a goalkeeper affected by this\u2026 if it had happened to him (Schmeichel) then he\u2019d have been screaming from the rooftops that that\u2019s a foul.<\/p>\n \u201cIf he (Schmeichel) is still playing and he gets fouled to that degree\u2026 come on, it\u2019s ridiculous.\u201d<\/p>\n On Schmeichel, Keown added: \u201cHe\u2019s angry because it\u2019s Arsenal. Did he not play for Manchester City? Did he not play for Manchester United? The current rivals and the former rivals of Arsenal.<\/p>\n \u201cThere was no disguise to the West Ham situation. There was three fouls on him.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019ve seen that all season, it\u2019s been like a wrestling match. Until yesterday, they\u2019ve stopped putting the ball in the box, Arsenal, because they\u2019ve been wrestled to the ground so they\u2019re now going with the short corner which shows creativity, imagination.\u201d<\/p>\n READ NEXT: Arsenal sign Kylian Mbappe as all VAR arguments ended forever; what a time to be alive<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/div>\n\u201cHe\u2019s angry because it\u2019s Arsenal\u2026\u201d<\/h2>\n