Mikel Arteta debunks claims referees and VAR have conspiracy against Arsenal after flurry of controversial decisions
PLENTY of Arsenal fans are convinced the Premier League and its referees are set out to derail their title ambitions.Of course, while there is an understandable desire for more consistency across the division, the outrageous suggestions have no actual footing or proof.Words such as "cheat" and "corrupt" regularly get bandied about whenever their team fail to pick up all three points.
Arsenal quite rightly pointed to the lack of consistency as Joao Pedro received no punishment for kicking the ball down the pitch when it had already gone out for a throw.And Rice was not the only Arsenal player to be sent off for a second yellow this season after delaying the restart. Then came the 2-2 draw with Liverpool last weekend. Arsenal were incensed that a late winner was not allowed.Havertz bundled Trent Alexander-Arnold to the ground to get to the loose ball as it came back off the post, anyway, so there was no way the goal would have counted.In the same game, the Gunners felt they should have had a penalty for a strong challenge from Ibrahima Konate on Gabriel Martinelli.
Nine games in, Liverpool have seven wins, 22 points collected and sit in second in what is one of the club’s best ever starts to a Prem campaign. Full-back Riccardo Calafiori was also out injured, usual right-back Ben White began the game at centre-half and midfielder Thomas Partey started on the far right side of the defence.
For large parts, Liverpool were defensively sound, gave very little away and snuck away back to Merseyside with a point tucked under their arm and a bloody nose avoided.
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