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But Izquierdo doesn't have to try to play the ball. He is between McArthur and the ball at the moment of the challenge (and was always going to be there from the directions they were running), it doesn't make it ok for McArthur to go through him just because he hasn't tried to play the ball. You...

I don't think that it's 100% not a penalty. With the angle he is challenging, McArthur can't get the ball without colliding with Izquierdo. For some referees that is enough for it to be considered a careless challenge (“Careless” means that the player has shown a lack of attention or...