Arsenal legend agrees Saka dived in penalty incident against Bayern Munich

Arsenal legend and famous pro-gunners pundit Ian Wright has taken a surprising stance on the controversial penalty decision the North London side were denied late in the Champions League quarter-final clash against Bayer Munich.

The match ended 2-2 at the Emirates, but Arsenal could have gotten the chance for a late winner from the penalty spot after a coming together between Bukayo Saka and Manuel Neuer in the 18-yard area.

The referee, however, waved play on, and his judgement was backed by the VAR. This corroborated suspicions that the referee adjudged Saka to have initiated the contact, seeking a penalty.

As with every controversial decision on the field of play, fans react via the only avenue they have, social media. The call was polarising, with lines not drawn across the middle, instead partitioning many red-donning Arsenal fans on one side and almost everyone else on the proverbial blue corner.

Ian Wright, however, did not stand with his tribe on this one, as he agreed with the Swedish official on the night, Glenn Nyberg, on the falsity of the claim.

Wright took to X, a favoured communicating platform of his when he is not on our screens working his various punditry jobs, and tweeted, “Not a pen for me. Work to do in Munich.”

The former Arsenal all-time top scorer disagreed with the notion that they were hard done by the officiating and was already looking forward to the second-leg in one week at the Allianz Arena, where only one of both teams will earn a spot in the final four of Europe’s elite competition.