The handball committed by Martin Odegaard could have given the Premier League title

This season has been very competitive in the Premier League where mistakes have been the basis, as the VAR has left many doubts and the refereeing does not seem to have enough criteria to distinguish between a clear foul and the moment in which a player fakes to take advantage of his team.

The Reds have already been affected on a number of occasions by certain offences not being flagged correctly, as key plays have been disallowed for offside, non-existent fouls against, non-existent penalties against and penalties not given, cautions and inexplicable sending offs, so this could have affected the scores.

However, the most incredible case has been against Arsenal, after Martin Ødegaard's handball inside the box was not flagged, leaving the Reds with no chance to go ahead and win the game. Mohamed Salah is a player who doesn't usually miss penalties.

This has generated multiple criticisms as even a loyal Manchester United fan spoke out about it, when Mark Goldbridge stated that: "So Odegaard didn't get a penalty in the title decider when he put the ball away, but City got it. To be a referee in this title race this season is a disgrace." Making it clear that Liverpool would have won the game against the Gunners had the handball inside the box been correctly marked.

This affects the outcome of the Premiership

With those three points plus the win against Burnley the team would be top and, as things are going, it was going to be complex for Liverpool to drop from that position, as they have remained a solid team despite all the adversity, so Ødegaard's handball has marked the end of this season.