Arsenal and Liverpool have not met in the FA Cup in over ten years, with Sunday’s match at the Emirates being the first since the Gunners won a fifth-round clash in February 2014.

Arsenal won 2-1, with Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Lukas Podolski scoring three years before he joined Liverpool, and Steven Gerrard’s penalty providing a consolation for the visitors.

However, if you ask Reds fans what they remember most about that game, they would most likely recall Gerrard being denied a second chance to score from the spot.

When Oxlade-Chamberlain blatantly kicked through Luis Suarez, sending the Uruguayan to the ground and presumably earning Liverpool their second penalty of the game, the score was 2-1. To the visitors’ amazement, referee Howard Webb peered at the event and waved play proceed. Because there was no VAR, the decision stood.

“In my opinion, it was a stonewall penalty,” Gerrard subsequently admitted. “It was even more obvious than the penalty that was imposed.” The referee was standing directly close to the incident. It’s the one you’re looking for.”

Liverpool couldn’t believe they didn’t get a penalty.

Reds manager Brendan Rodgers labeled it a “blatant penalty” and said he couldn’t believe Webb didn’t call it, while the official was blasted from within the refereeing community, with ex-ref Mark Halsey stating he was overworked.

“Howard has made a mistake,” Halsey admitted to talkSPORT. He has had a difficult season. He has not been the Howard Webb we are all accustomed to. Perhaps he needs to take a break since he is overburdened.

Howard Webb declined to point up the spot.

“He doesn’t just referee football games; he does a lot of work outside of football.” He speaks a much after dinner. Everyone wants Howard Webb since he officiated the 2010 World Cup [final].

“He needs to look himself in the mirror and ask himself what he wants.” This is his full-time work, and he must concentrate on it. He must forget about his extracurricular activities. He needs to put everything on hold and concentrate on what he is paid to do full-time.”

Former Liverpool attacker John Aldridge was the harshest critique, demanding that Webb never referee the Reds again.

“I was still angry about Howard Webb’s woeful decisions from the Chelsea game in December,” Aldridge wrote in the Liverpool Echo. I was still furious that he didn’t call a penalty when Luis Suarez was taken down in the area, and I was furious that he didn’t send Samuel Eto’o out for a career-threatening tackle on Jordan Henderson.

“So the events of Sunday afternoon at Emirates Stadium enraged me.” Webb makes way too many errors. How many of these blunders must Webb commit before action is taken?