Watford boss Marco Silva jumped to the defence of Richarlison after he won a controversial spotkick in victory over Arsenal.

With the Hornets down 1-0, Hector Bellerin was controversially deemed to have felled Richarlison by referee Neil Swarbrick. The penalty turned the game, which Watford went onto win 2-1.

Silva said: "After the West Brom match I said I need to protect the talents as well.

“With Richarlison in the Premier League, before this match is the player who suffered most fouls and if we start he's a player who dives every time, blah, blah, blah, I think is not to protect one player who is 20 years old. He always plays fair.

"He gets into positions to win some balls and like the best players in the world, do normal [to falls to ground in some physical situations]."