Thank you!
Hooks his arm is a more accurate description. Entitled to go down when he feels contact and ridiculous that he's getting slaughtered on here for it.
I must admit I hate the 'entitled to go down' comment, it just grates on me. Minimal contact does not entitle you to throw yourself to the floor and get a free kick, the logical extension of that becomes a non-contact sport or we get 50 penalties a match. It has to be sufficient contact to be a foul and that is in the judgement of the referee. Merino's actions yesterday were embarrassing and should be called out as such.
Great player though