Tottenham were well beaten by fierce rivals Arsenal in their Premier League clash at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Sunday afternoon.
Spurs have been seriously struggling in recent months but there was optimism that Igor Tudor could inspire his side to a win over their north London rivals in his first match in charge.
It wasn't to be for Tottenham, however, as they fell to a heavy 4-1 defeat. The two sides went into the break level after Randal Kolo Muani's strike cancelled out Eberechi Eze's opener.
But Arsenal, considered the best team in the world right now, ran away with it after the break as they scored three unanswered goals, with Eze notching his second and Viktor Gyokeres bagging a brace.
Ref Cam For Tottenham 1-4 Arsenal Emerges
A two-minute-long video has now been posted showing viewers exactly what referee Peter Bankes saw throughout the match.
Bankes' most controversial decision during Sunday's derby came in the second half when he ruled out Kolo Muani's goal.
Spurs, who were trailing 2-1 at the time, thought they had levelled proceedings once again when the Frenchman finished past David Raya, only for Bankes to chalk the goal off for a push on Gabriel Magalhães.
The video shows exactly what Bankes told livid Spurs players after he made his decision. Micky van de Ven and Conor Gallagher can both be seen protesting the decision to the referee. The 43-year-old dismissed their arguments as he responded: "The on-field decision is a foul. It is a foul. End of."
Peter Bankes Defends Decision to Disallow Kolo-Muani's Goal
Bankes has had a chance to review his decision and he is happy he made the correct call. The Premier League referee made his feelings clear about his decision on the Match Officials Mic’d Up show. He said, per the Mirror:
“So, obviously I'm in a position I'd expect to be for a cross coming in from the right-hand side.
“I see two hands from the Tottenham player into the back of the Arsenal player and that is going to be my main focus. Once you see two hands in live play, it looks like a push, a clear push.
“I delayed the whistle so that the play could continue, then obviously gave my final decision once the ball had gone into the goal and that allows the VAR then to potentially check if I've misread something or if it doesn’t quite look right. But on-field it looked a very, very clear offence.
“I'm still comfortable. Obviously, different speeds can make things look different. In slow motion, it can look different to what you see live. I get one look at it, and I was more than happy that the two hands on the back had enough impact and was an offence.
“I understand there’s going to be split opinions on it, but for me, I'm still comfortable that that is enough for a free-kick.”