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Koscielny goal: Handball or not?
- Updated: October 3, 2016
Laurent Koscielny’s late winner handed Arsenal a 1-0 win at Burnley on Nissan Super Sunday, but should it have counted?
The Frenchman got on the end of Theo Walcott’s flick on at Turf Moor in the third minute of stoppage time, touching the ball with his right boot before it hit his arm and went over the line.
Burnley felt aggrieved, with the initial effort seemingly heading over the bar, but what was said after the game?
Watch the video of the incident above, and read the reaction in the aftermath below…
Laurent Koscielny
Asked if he’d handled in the build-up to the goal, he told Sky Sports: “I don’t know. I tried to smash the ball with my right foot and after I couldn’t see where the ball was going.
“I don’t know if I touched the ball with my hand but the ref gave us the goal and we need to respect the decision.
“It was a hard game. We pushed on the pitch to win this game, and it arrived at the end.”
Thierry Henry
“The way they won it at the end, is it fair, is it unfair? But a win is a win. If his hand …
