Absolutely this.
It also deflected the trajectory of the ball away from its target. Which might not have been bang on target but there you go, it still did.
He watched the ball onto his arm while sticking out his elbow more or less, to say it shouldn't given just because he turned his back is utter nonesense.
Where's that in the rule book?
Be funny if Arsenal get a dodgy pen today in similar circumstances.



