Mikel Arteta has broken his silence on the controversial decisions that marred Arsenal’s recent defeat by Manchester City, with the Gunners boss admitting he was left ‘extremely disappointed’ by the officials’ lack of consistency.
Arsenal were enraged following last week’s 2-1 loss, when Martin Odegaard was denied a penalty but Bernardo Silva was later awarded a spot-kick for a foul by Granit Xhaka.
Arsenal were also fined £20,000 for ‘failing to ensure (their) players conducted themselves in an orderly fashion’ following a second yellow card for defender Gabriel.
Arteta had to watch the game at home after contracting Covid-19 and, ahead of Sunday’s trip to Nottingham Forest, the Arsenal boss re-ignited the debate over the controversial calls by referee Stuart Attwell and VAR Jarred Gillett.