{"id":9091,"date":"2024-05-13T06:56:43","date_gmt":"2024-05-13T06:56:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/internationalpulse.net\/?p=9091"},"modified":"2024-05-13T06:56:43","modified_gmt":"2024-05-13T06:56:43","slug":"wayne-rooney-names-arsenal-star-who-got-very-lucky-in-win-v-man-utd-football","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/internationalpulse.net\/?p=9091","title":{"rendered":"Wayne Rooney names Arsenal star who got ‘very lucky’ in win v Man Utd | Football"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Wayne Rooney watched the top-flight clash as a pundit for Sky Sports (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Wayne Rooney believes Thomas Partey was \u2018very lucky\u2019 to avoid giving away a first-half penalty during Arsenal\u2019s 1-0 win at Manchester United on Sunday.<\/p>\n

United legend Rooney was quizzed about his former club\u2019s 37th-minute penalty appeal as Amad Diallo went down after a challenge from Arsenal star Partey.<\/p>\n

The Ghanaian midfielder stuck a leg out and there appeared to be a little bit of contact, although replays then suggested that Amad\u2019s foot had actually hit Partey\u2019s rather than the other way around.<\/p>\n

While Rooney believes the correct decision was made, he and fellow pundit Roy Keane were adamant that Partey was fortunate over the outcome of the incident.<\/p>\n

\u2018I don\u2019t think this is a penalty [but] Partey is very lucky,\u2019 Rooney told Sky Sports. \u2018He goes off his feet early and he fortunately just gets a nick on the ball. For me it\u2019s not a penalty but Partey is very lucky.\u2019<\/p>\n

Keane, meanwhile, added: \u2018He\u2019s a lucky boy. But I do not think it\u2019s a penalty.\u2019<\/p>\n

A third United legend, Gary Neville, said: \u2018The only question is if Partey does stick his right leg out. Hmm. Does he kick the ball? I\u2019m not sure.\u2019<\/p>\n

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Man Utd were denied a first-half penalty in their defeat to Arsenal (Picture: Sky)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Former Premier League referee Mike Dean also shared his thoughts on the decision.<\/p>\n

\u2018I think it\u2019s the case of Amad standing on Partey\u2019s foot,\u2019 Dean said. \u2018No penalty for me.\u2019<\/p>\n

Sunday\u2019s result means Arsenal have won three successive Premier League games against United for the first time since September 1998.<\/p>\n