Chelsea manager, Enzo Maresca, has said it was “clear” that Rodrigo Muniz fouled Trevor Chalobah in the build-up to Josh King’s disallowed goal, with the penalty also the correct decision in his view.
Maresca was speaking after his side beat their West London rivals 2-0 in Saturday’s early kick-off.
Fulham thought they had taken the lead through King, but the goal was chalked off following a VAR review, which deemed that Muniz stamped on Chalobah in the buildup.
Joao Pedro opened the scoring from a header before the break, before captain Enzo Fernandez sealed the win from the spot, after a handball decision.
Speaking in his press conference after the game, Maresca said: “I review both actions. From my point of view, their player kicked our player and then the second one, it is handball.
“It is quite clear that it is a foul. I am very happy in general, today I was not happy after the first half. We didn’t play on the ball and were not good enough in duels.”
