Mikel Arteta was not happy with the officiating during Arsenal's draw to Newcastle AFC
l pushed for a winner but were denied a penalty in injury time when referee Andy Madley waved away claims for handball after Granit Xhaka’s cross struck Jacob Murphy’s arm – much to Arteta’s frustration.
Despite dishing out nine yellow cards during the match, the Spaniard was left outraged at the decision not to award a penalty and even suggested that Arsenal deserved two.Gabriel appeared to be hauled down by Dan Burn who was seen pulling the Brazilian defender’s shirt, but VAR failed to intervene.“The way we played the game, the way we controlled the game and we missed in the final third.
“We had so many situations to finish them better and then we had two scandalous penalties [that were not given].”It was a frustrating night for Arsenal and for Arteta, things certainly boiled overMan United 3-0 Bournemouth LIVE REACTON: Hosts close in on Newcastle with big winSpecsavers troll Everton as Brighton pile misery on Lampard with hammeringMan United target Giroud swoop after pulling the plug on £18.
“I am not talking about the referee, I am talking about what I saw and that was two scandalous penalties.”Advertisement“When you cannot win you cannot lose and we kept a clean sheet and had a really good performance. Now we go again.The Spaniard gave the fourth official an earful and wasn’t impressed with the referee post-match either“We should have done some things better in the final third and we should have had two penalties to win the game.
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