Glenn Hoddle believes Andreas Christensen was given "the benefit of the doubt" as Chelsea survived a penalty appeal early on in their UEFA Super Cup clash with Liverpool.
The Reds wanted a penalty when the ball appeared to strike the Danish defender's arms in the box in the early stages of the game, as Sadio Mane attempted an acrobatic effort.
Replays showed that the ball did strike the Chelsea defender on the arm, but no penalty was given by referee Stephanie Frappart, with VAR not intervening to overrule the decision.
However, Hoddle has delivered his verdict on the incident, with the former Chelsea boss explaining why he felt no penalty was given.
“I think that is because it is so close," he said, speaking as a pundit on BT Sport's coverage of the UEFA Super Cup clash.
“I don’t like to see penalties given for those sort of so-called mistakes.
“But his arms are high and the letter of the law is that if your arms are up there and it hits your arm it is going to be a penalty.
“But I think it is because it is so close that they have given him the benefit of the doubt. But from the Premier League to the European competitions, it is so hard.”
Olivier Giroud opened the scoring for Chelsea in the first half, but his strike was cancelled out early in the second half as Sadio Mane equalised for the Reds.
As a result, the game went to extra time.
