Madueke broke past Mendes, before being contacted from behind in the PSG penalty area in the 102nd minute, and the Arsenal player pulled the ball away with his left foot, but referee Daniel Siebert did not speak.

It’s not even the VAR room, coach Miguel Arteta and captain Declan Rice received yellow cards for protesting.

On the Island, they believe they were right to protest – Thierry Henry, Arsene Wenger, Mesut Ozil, Piers Morgan… all share the unique opinion of former Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney.

“I’ll tell you exactly how I see it, Arsenal were completely robbed of their victory in the Champions League final. There’s no embellishment. That foul on Noni Madueke in the box was a clear penalty in my opinion, absolutely indisputable! I honestly can’t understand how neither the referee nor the VAR called it.

In a Champions League final, moments like that change everything. But the biggest sign for me came just before half-time. Arsenal were a second away from a corner, they were building up the pressure, and suddenly the referee blew the whistle,” Rooney said, explaining his stance:

“I’ve been in football long enough to know how unusual it is. It felt wrong straight away and completely changed the momentum of the game. And then in the second half, every important decision seemed to go in PSG’s favour. Every 50/50 foul, every foul, every key moment where Arsenal needed a referee just didn’t add up.

It prevented them from building any rhythm or momentum. And honestly, we’ve seen this before. The same complaints were made during Arsenal’s match with Bayern earlier in the competition. And it happened again, only this time on the biggest stage in club football. PSG may end up celebrating with the trophy, but there will always be questions about the way this final was officiated. Arsenal deserved much more from the game in Budapest.”