Tottenham should have had a penalty for Leandro Trossard’s challenge on Dejan Kulusevski, claims Michael Dawson – moments before Bukayo Saka doubled Arsenal’s lead in the north London derby

Tottenham should have had a penalty moments before Arsenal scored their second goal, believes Michael Dawson.

Dejan Kulusevski tripped and fell after being clipped by Leandro Trossard before James Maddison fell under a challenge from Declan Rice.

Nothing was given and Arsenal counter-attacked viciously, with Bukayo Saka slotting past Ben Davies to give the visitors a 2-0 lead.

Dawson said Kulusevski’s fall should have resulted in a penalty, but the attacker was “too honest” in trying to stay upright.

‘Big cry. He doesn’t see it coming. It’s a penalty for me,” Dawson, a former Spurs player, told Sky Sports.

Dejan Kulusevski should have had a penalty when clipped by Leandro Trossard, believes Michael Dawson

“If he falls right away (it would have been a penalty). I think it’s the fact that he takes two or three steps and tries to be honest and stay upright that he thinks it’s is himself the one who cut it, it is Trossard’s first contact which triggers this.

After Kulusevski fell, the ball rolled in Maddison’s direction and fell following a tough challenge from Rice, but Dawson doesn’t think it was a foul.

It was a pivotal moment in the first half, which ended with Arsenal 3-0 away to Spurs for the first time since 1959.

James Maddison was also challenged by Declan Rice, but Dawson rejected the move.

Dawson felt Kulusevski was “too honest” to try to stay upright instead of immediately falling

After Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg headed into his own net to give Spurs the lead, Micky van de Ven thought he had found the equalizer but was ruled offside by VAR.

Saka made it 2-0 with a blistering counter-attack and Kai Havertz gave Arsenal a commanding lead before the break.