If it hits is hand first, I still don’t think it would be a penalty because of the close proximity, but I think you can make more of a case.
“What you’re not taking into account watching the replay is how quick that ball is live and it’s hit his chest first – I think that’s the key thing. “We rode our luck at times, but I think we deserved that and we sort of ran out of luck at the end because I didn’t think it was a penalty.
“I feel really flat, but at the same time very, very pleased with what the players have given today,” Howe told TNT Sports after the game.
