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On Saturday 10 October, at 10.30pm at 10pm, in a recording studio in the BBC's office building in the city of London, the sound of the voice that had accompanied fans around the world for more than 20 years immediately followed by a gesture from the director of the scene, the background music played after the just-ended commercial.

"Welcome back, this is BBC One's Match of the Day, I'm host Gary Lineker, and I'm three old friends from you, Alain Shearer, Thierry Henry and Leo Ferdinand."

"Before the ad, we had a rough chat about how several English teams performed in their respective UEFA Nations Leagues, and it was generally acceptable. For the rest of the day, I think I'll have to turn my focus back to the Premier League, because there were a lot of controversial events last weekend that have been debated until now, and I'd like to ask a few of you to give a review and see what's going on inside. ”

"Well, I think the Reds-Gunners match should be more interesting and easier to parse than the hot Manchester derby, so let's start with this game and let me take a look at the controversial moments."

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"Well, after watching the edited video replay, you can actually see that the controversy is mainly focused on whether Arsenal's goal in the final moments of the game was or not. I've reviewed it a few times before but I still think it was a really magical goal. First, Oxlade-Chamberlain's cross from the right was intercepted over Koscielny's left arm, allowing the Gunners to counter-attack. So the first point of contention is, is this a penalty? ”

Alan Shearer, the oldest of the three guests, was the first to respond: "I think Koscielny's arm was already sticking a long distance out of his torso and seriously changing the path of the opponent's pass, which is almost exactly the same as the Portugal-Netherlands match at this summer's European Championships." The referee had firmly awarded the penalty, so this time was no exception, but Anthony Taylor, who officiated the Liverpool vs Arsenal match, missed a foul that would have changed the outcome of the game. ”

Clearly, the greatest centre-forward in Premier League history was firmly on the Reds' side when it came to the decision.

Rio Ferdinand, who alongside him, has a different view, however, with the legendary former Leeds United and Manchester United centre-back defusing his peers: "Laurent's arm did touch the ball, but I don't know if it was intentional, it's a natural reaction for everyone to take off their arms to keep their balance after jumping with all their might, so this situation should not be generalised, it should be clear whether the defender has subjective intentions." For this handball, I prefer to be the ball hitter, because as you can see from the slow motion, Koscielny's hand does not move significantly before touching the ball, so it is acceptable not to award a penalty. ”

There is a conflict of views between the two guests, which is also a gimmick for the program team, but Lineker and the audience are most interested, and it is naturally Henry's attitude. Because he is both a Gunners legend and has a history of profiting from handball, when Ferdinand's statement ended, everyone's expectant eyes turned to the face of the last guest.

The former King of Highbury had no choice but to smile wryly at first, and then slowly give his opinion in English, which was comparable to his native language.

"Theoretically, the ball is indeed a handball, there is nothing to argue about. But instead of awarding a penalty, I think it's up to the referee on duty to be flexible, after all, the rules are dead and can't be applied to all situations on the pitch. Maybe in Anthony Taylor's eyes at the time, it wasn't a foul, so he didn't stop the game, that's all. ”

Knowing that the ambiguity was a matter of inconsequence, Lineker did not dwell too much on whether Koscielny's handball should be blown off, but quickly shifted the conversation to the second point of controversy.

"Let's fast-forward this video to the end of Arsenal's counter-attack, everyone knows that their goal came from a corner, but whether this corner should have existed seems to be considered an injustice."

Rio Ferdinand, who had previously taken a negative stance on the penalty issue, nodded in agreement with the moderator's point of view this time, responding: "Yes, maybe the referees didn't see it clearly because the ball was too fast and the players were covering their bodies. However, through the slow-motion replay, we can clearly see that the ball actually crossed the bottom line after touching Golovin's shoes in the end, which should be an undoubted goal kick. Unfortunately, Liverpool's luck on the day was a bit bad as they misjudged the defeat this time, ending their 37-game unbeaten run at home. ”

After analysing the events of the two Kop's benches who had been verbally criticizing the referees at the time for a whole week, Lineker raised his final question about the game, which was whether a draw would have been more plausible for both sides had it not been for the controversial goal.

However, the answers of the three guests surprised most of the melon eaters, as two of them agreed that the Gunners had a better chance of winning in the end, and the other did not favor the home team.

Rio Ferdinand's opinion: "In fact, before this goal, Liverpool's defence had already had two problems due to over-investment in attack, but Arsenal were not able to grasp it. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, in particular, stopped Mkhitaryan's through ball behind him, which should have resulted in a one-on-one goal. Considering that Jurgen Klopp didn't change his attacking strategy, I think Liverpool's goal would be more dangerous than their opponents without this corner, so it was Arsenal who came closer to scoring in the closing stages of the game. ”

Henry agreed with his former rivals, adding: "The Reds had 68 per cent of the time on the ball and had three times as many shots on goal as the Gunners, but over the course of 90 minutes they didn't break down what was considered an unruly defence. Apart from Sakhla's long-range strike and Roberto Firmino's header from outside the six-yard box, Leno didn't get much of a test in the game. On the contrary, Arsenal showed a lot of threat in several counter-attacks in the second half, even if there was no corner, judging from Coach Lee's arrangement, they would continue to maintain the intensity of the counterattack, and the probability of scoring goals was at least greater than that of Liverpool, which was already a mess in attack. ”

Shearer concluded: "Leaving the result aside, I think it's time to take a good look at whether the previous judgment that Arsenal's defence was poor was a bit too biased, and although they were nowhere near as good as they were, they could still be trusted in crunch time. In particular, the new midfielder Ndidi is simply a team to replace N'Golo Kante's No. 1 defensive midfielder in the Premier League, and it is thanks to his heroic performance in the early stages of the league that the Gunners' results will be so dazzling. It's a bit unlikely, but I personally think Arsenal's upset title won't be out of the question as long as the Nigerian's hot form can be maintained. ”

This remark aroused Lineker's interest, and he promptly asked, "Oh?" So Alan now thinks Arsenal, which has just changed their manager, is among the favourites to win the title? ”

"Yes, if this judgment had been made before the start of the season, or even half a month ago, I think the whole world would have thought that I had gone crazy, because on paper, this team can compete for Europa League qualification in the Premier League this season, and the gap is still very obvious compared to Manchester City, Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool. However, with the performance of eight consecutive wins in the opening game, no one should maintain the previous prediction. You must know that they have conquered the two strongest courses in New White Hart Lane and Anfield, and the gold content is undoubted. Alain Shearer calmly explained his point.

"Well, due to time constraints, we'll have to move on to the Manchester derby for now, but when the league returns next weekend, I'm sure there's plenty of room to talk about a team that is on their winning streak at the start of the Premier League, and we at the BBC and Match of the Day will keep an eye on Lee Moody and his Arsenal. Now let's recap the derby at Old Trafford...... "Lineker wrapped up the Liverpool-Arsenal clash with one sentence, but the controversy over that game continues.

As of the summer of 2020, the Premier League refused to use the video assistant refereeing system, which has become ubiquitous throughout world football, on the grounds that they do not want to affect the flow of the game, and that is the result of club voting.

Although the FA Cup and League Cup have been trialled for three consecutive years since the 2017/18 season, it has yet to be widely accepted by English teams. As of the eighth round of the season, there have been a large number of controversial decisions, which has once again increased the call for VAR by the media and fans, and indirectly magnified every possible misjudgment and exaggerated their impact on the outcome of the game and even the overall trend of the league.

On the third Thursday of October, the clubs welcomed back their internationals, and although the number of senior internationals in the Arsenal squad is not large among the giants, there are indeed many young players selected for the youth teams of various countries, so that the team's preparation for the next three weeks will face a certain degree of difficulty, because in the next three weeks, they will have to face the test of two games a week.

On 18 October, the Gunners host a challenge from Wolverhampton Wanderers, one of three Chinese-owned Premier League teams this season (the other two being Southampton and West Bromwich Albion).

However, in the face of the compatriot team that is only two points ahead of the relegation zone, Li Mudi did not relent, although he did not play the main force due to the physical fitness of the players, but still used the home advantage to firmly suppress the opponent at his feet.

However, the game was widely criticized by the media for two controversial decisions, and even the joy of the home team's victory was cut a few points.

Arsenal had an impressive start to the game, scoring eight shots and four on target in the first 20 minutes, and a goalmouth from Welbeck in the 14th minute to give them a one-goal lead.

However, just when they wanted to build on the momentum and put the victory in their pockets, a mistake by the linesman caused the Gunners to suffer a big blow. In the 31st minute, Wolves took advantage of Ramsey's misplaced pass to play a quick counter-attack, and the 34-year-old veteran Moutinho sent a very sharp long ball from the back to help Morata (on loan from Chelsea last season and completely bought out this season) at the top of the pitch to shake off the defender and form a one-on-one shot.

Facing the forced German goalkeeper Leno, the former Raul successor easily shook off the angle with a feint and pushed the ball into the home team's empty net before the rapid defense Holding arrived, making it 1-1.

However, just as the visiting players began to celebrate the goal, Arsenal had already begun to surround the referee and their own half-time linesman, and the defenders led by Koscielny excitedly said that the opposing striker had started receiving the ball from an offside position and that the goal should have been disallowed.

Viewers watching the live broadcast of the game can also see from the slow-motion replay given by the broadcaster that at the moment of Moutinho's pass, Morata's position is indeed closer to the opposing goalkeeper than the home team's entire backline, which is a standard offside violation.

Unfortunately, due to the negligence of the linesman, the Gunners' complaint was not recognized, and he received two yellow cards for this move.

The home team's players, who were affected by this miscalculation, saw a noticeable drop in morale and scramble in the following period, causing their well-functioning attacking posture to become sluggish, and even the neutral broadcaster commentators began to worry about the unexpected end of their winning streak.

Fortunately, when the clock reached the 72nd minute, Nigerian winger Iwobi, who burst into the opponent's penalty area with the ball, fell to the ground after continuous physical contact with the opponent's French central defender Willy Boly, and was sentenced to death by the referee.

As a result, Mkhitaryan, the team's first penalty taker, took the penalty and sent the ball into the bottom right corner of the visitors' goal to help the team exceed the score again.

In the end, the score remained 2-1 until the end, and Li Moody led Arsenal to a feat of nine consecutive league wins, equalling the record set by Chelsea in 2005/06.

It was only after the game that the debate over whether the penalty should have been awarded turned upside down in English football, allowing the Gunners, who had won two games in a row, to step into the eye of the giant storm.