During Arsenal’s loss to West Ham in round 19 of the Premier League, Gary Neville, a former defender for Manchester United, expressed his happiness on social network X by laughing at the dubious goal that Arsenal conceded.

Jarrod Bowen, a striker for West Ham, gave the ball to Tomas Soucek, a midfielder, on the opposing sideline in the thirteenth minute. Soucek then tapped the ball into the empty net to open the scoring for West Ham. The slow-motion shot demonstrates that it is possible that the ball was out of play before to Bowen’s pass; however, neither of the angles obtained was sufficient to corroborate this possibility. It was impossible for the video assistant referee to reach a decision because Bowen’s thigh partially covered the goal line when it was at a vertical angle with the line. Because of this, the decision that was made by the referee who was present on the pitch was upheld, which meant that West Ham’s goal was still acknowledged.

Formerly, Arsenal was in a predicament somewhat similar to this one when they were defeated by Newcastle by a score of 0-1 at St. James Park on the evening of November 4. The ball was saved by Joe Willock, a midfielder, near the touchline when the video assistant referee (VAR) did not have sufficient camera angles to determine whether or not the ball had been kicked out. During that time period, Neville uploaded a video in which he experimented with a scenario in which the ball, when viewed in a sideways orientation, would have been able to go out, but when viewed in a vertical orientation, it would still lick the line.

Neville, who was working behind Soucek’s desk, reshared the video on X with a time stamp of 4, then used eleven smiling emojis, and finally smiled without uttering a single word. Following that, he provided a video analysis of the circumstance in which Arsenal was awarded a disputed goal by the video assistant referee during the match against Newcastle.

Within a short period of time, the post made by the former Manchester United captain was viewed more than two million times. A former defender named Jamie Carragher is also a “like” During the time that Liverpool surpassed Arsenal to take the top spot after round 19, this article was written.

Neville was a member of Manchester United during his whole career, from 1992 to 2011, during which time the club won the Premier League eight times. The goal scored by “Red Devil” Rasmus Hojlund was also denied in a circumstance that was quite similar to the one that occurred during the defeat to Brighton at Old Trafford on September 16.

Almost quickly, Arsenal supporters began making fun of the former defender, who is now 48 years old. Neville is the worst full-back in the history of the Premier League, according to a statement made by account X. On the other hand, Neville immediately answered, saying, “Agree, but I’m very good at goal-line technology.”

While commenting on Amazon Prime, Ally McCoist, a former player for Scotland, expressed his agreement with the VAR. “It looks like the ball is out, but it’s difficult to tell,” according to McCoist. “The line was covered by Bowen’s right thigh muscle. When viewed from a different perspective, it appears as though the ball is still in the field.

In this encounter, Arsenal had thirty shots on goal, but they were unsuccessful in scoring. West Ham, on the other hand, made greater use of the opportunities they had. At Emirates Stadium, West Ham secured a 2-0 victory by scoring a header against his former team at the opening of the second half. The goal was made by Konstantinos Mavropanos, a midfielder for South Ham United. During the final minute of the game, the away team had the opportunity to score a third goal; however, goalkeeper David Raya was able to prevent Said Benrahma’s penalty shot from going in.