Kai Havertz dangled his leg out for penalty against Bournemouth - Mark Travers

Republic of Ireland goalkeeper Mark Travers has accused Kai Havertz of initiating contact for a penalty in Arsenal's 3-0 win over Bournemouth.

The Cherries' keeper was adjudged to have fouled the German just before half-time, allowing Bukayo Saka to open the scoring.

"I feel he dangles his leg out," Travers told TNT Sports. "There is contact but from a goalkeeper’s point of view I don’t understand how I am going to make the save [if I stand still].

"Havertz is coming in trying to score, if he shoots first time you are just trying to make the save. I am not thinking about Havertz or if I'm going to tackle him, I'm just trying to make the save."

VAR did not advise referee David Coote to review the decision on the pitch-side monitor.

"I don't understand why the ref can’t just go over there quickly and make his own decision," said Travers.

"He is there in the moment, he made the first initial decision. It’s a tough one, but you would like to see it get reviewed."

Bournemouth manager Andoni Iraola conceded his team did not deserve to leave north London with the three points but suggested he may have to start asking his players to look for decisions as he fumed at the Havertz call .

"First of all, I have to say that Arsenal deserved to win," he said.

"But I don't think the game should have gone the way it did, with the penalty decisions. For me, Kai Havertz is the one trying to find the contact.

"If we are giving penalties for this, then as a coach I have to say 'look for the contact’".

Havertz told TNT Sports: "I mean I haven't seen the replay but he touches me. In the situation I felt the contact and that’s why I went down. For me it’s a pen and I said to the goalkeeper as well 'You touched me'. He understood on the pitch."

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