Mikel Arteta is a 'DISGRACE' for whipping up the crowd to 'try and influence the referee' over a key VAR call, fumes Paul Scholes... with the ex-Man United star adamant Arsenal boss 'shouldn't be allowed to do that'

Daily Mail | April 25, 2022

Paul Scholes ripped into Mikel Arteta by labelling the Arsenal manager a 'disgrace' for his touchline antics against Manchester United.

Referee Craig Pawson went over to the VAR monitor at the Emirates Stadium to check a possible penalty on Bukayo Saka after he was clumsily bundled over by United's Alex Telles.

Arteta was seen gesturing to the crowd to increase the noise and United legend Scholes felt that that 'shouldn't be allowed' as it was done to 'influence' the referee.

Mikel Arteta was seen gesturing to the crowd to raise the volume during a key VAR check

Paul Scholes was left unhappy by what he viewed as an attempt by Arteta to 'influence' the referee

Mikel Arteta (left) has been called a 'disgrace' by Paul Scholes (right) over his touchline antics - Scholes was left unhappy by what he viewed as an attempt by Arteta to 'influence' the referee

Referee Craig Pawson went to the touchline monitor to check a penalty decision for Arsenal

'I didn't really think of the foul, to be honest,' Scholes told Premier League Productions.