Arteta angered over VAR decision
Arsenal were denied a crucial penalty in 1-0 defeat to Everton.
Arsenal coach Mikel Arteta was left fuming when his side was denied a penalty after a VAR check ruled Nicolas Pepe was offside in the build-up.
After the match, he said, “This has been building up. Enough is enough. Today I have had enough, we’ve had many of them that nobody explains. It affects a lot of people, our job, and most importantly our football club.”
“We were the better team but there are certain decisions that we can’t control. To disallow a penalty 15 seconds before – [we had] eight or nine touches [after Nicolas Pepe was offside] – I saw it 10 times and I don’t get it. It can be taken the way they want. Zero control. Somebody has to explain that.
Thousands of Arsenal supporters accrued beforehand of the Premier League fixture.
The relationship among fans and owner Stan Kroenke has been tumultuous in current years however become worsened further whilst the Gunners introduced on Sunday that they’d signed up as one of the founding contributors of a breakaway European Super League.
The ill-will towards the brand new opposition became so fierce that, simply days later, Arsenal – in addition to fellow Premier League members Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, and Tottenham – all withdrew from the plans.
Arsenal lost 1-0 to Everton at home in their last match.