Reason why A.F.C. Bournemouth Midfielder Ryan Christie was not sent off after the awful tackle against Bukayo Saka during Arsenal win vs Bournemouth match (3 -0)

The Premier League officials made Arsenal winger Bukayo Saka angry because they didn’t punish Bournemouth’s Ryan Christie for his hit in the first half.

Ryan Christie, a player for AFC Bournemouth, did not get punished for his tackle on Arsenal’s Bukayo Saka because it was not within VAR’s authority.

Saka fell to the ground in a lot of pain during the first half. It looked like the Cherries player’s studs got him on the knee. The England player got help on the field, and there was some worry that he might have to be taken off, but he was able to keep playing.

Christie wasn’t given a ticket for the challenge, which made Saka very angry with the judges while he waited to get back into the fight.

It’s been said that VAR looked into the play and cleared it because the hit was careless but not dangerous.

If VAR thought it was dangerous, they could have told David Coote to watch the video again and suggested that the player be sent off. But since Coote didn’t choose to book the player for the incident, VAR couldn’t change the choice and tell the referee to show a card.

VAR can only step in when there is a red card or yellow card situation where someone has been mistakenly identified. Luckily, Arsenal hasn’t had to pay for this choice yet, and Saka hasn’t shown any bad effects.

The winger scored the first goal for the league leaders right before halftime, when Mark Travers was called for a foul on Kai Havertz. Arsenal will be four points ahead of Manchester City at the top of the table if they beat Bournemouth. City’s next game is this evening against Wolverhampton Wanderers.

This happened during the game that was shown on TNT Sports. Former Arsenal defender Martin Keown said, “At the time I jumped up right away, studs went up, and of course it’s Saka, and we’re all extra worried.” “That’s your medial ligament; it looks high.” Saka is lucky to be up and moving again. I was a little shocked that VAR didn’t look at that more closely. A player was lucky not to get sent off, which is something I don’t like to see.