Rafa right to be upset by Fabregas blatant handball

Once again this season, Liverpool were denied a penalty, this time deep into injury time in Wednesday evenings match against Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium.

In the 94th minute, and with the match hanging in the balance, Liverpool were awarded a free-kick outside the Arsenal penalty box, the taking of which was delayed due to Fabregas refusing to get back 10 yards. He was rightly booked. Gerrard stepped up, took the free which was going over Fabregas's head and toward the top right-hand corner of the goal only for him to raise his arm and deliberately block it. Even though it looked like Fabregas was standing on the edge of the box referee Howard Webb should have immediately been pointing to the penalty spot but, as we have seen some many times this season, Liverpool were sickeningly denied.

"I'm really disappointed with the handball decision," said Rafael Benítez, the Liverpool manager. "It is a handball and has to be a penalty. I don't know [why he didn't give it]. The referee was there. We've had some decisions this year which we're not happy about."

I wish the league had the guts to do something about players who deliberately cheat like this but, as we saw with Thierry Henry, the gutless powers to be will stand by and do absolutely nothing.

If you want to see the video of the handball I have put a link on my blog. Click HERE.