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ARSENAL šŸ”„šŸŸļøBREAKING: Football FA makes Van Dijk charge decision after Kai Havertz kick

Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk will not receive any retrospective punishment for an off-the-ball incident with Arsenalā€™s Kai Havertz during their 2-2 draw at the Emirates, as reported by The Times. Van Dijk dismissed calls for a red card for kicking Havertz, stating itā€™s ā€œpart and parcel of the game.ā€

The incident took place in the sixth minute when Havertz fell after colliding with Van Dijk, who initially pushed him before seemingly kicking him twice. Referee Anthony Taylor did not take any action, and Van Dijk later scored Liverpoolā€™s equalizer from a corner by Trent Alexander-Arnold.

Arsenal initially led twice with goals from Bukayo Saka and Mikel Merino, but Liverpool leveled the score with a goal from Mohamed Salah, even after Jurrien Timberā€™s injury disrupted Arsenalā€™s play. Van Dijk downplayed the controversy, saying, ā€œIt is a physical game, and these things happen.ā€

Currently, Liverpool is four points ahead of Arsenal in the Premier League and just one point behind Manchester City. Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta expressed disappointment, feeling his team squandered chances in the first half. ā€œIt shouldā€™ve been a bigger score in the first half,ā€ he noted. ā€œThey came out in the second half, and we didnā€™t have the courage.ā€ Arsenal now trails City by five points and needs to regain momentum to stay in the title race.

 

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