Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta insists he watched the replay 15 times and believes his team’s chances of winning the title are slim.
The Gunners were held to a 1-1 draw at Everton by a controversial penalty after Myles Lewis-Skelley was brought down by Jack Harrison. VAR upheld the spot kick and Iliman Ndiaye converted. “
Yeah, I’m 100 per cent disappointed,” Arteta said.
“We controlled the game for the most part. We hoped in the second half we could have controlled it. “
But the referee gave us a penalty which changed the whole game. I’m here to comment and after I’ve watched it 15 times… in my opinion it’s not a penalty. “
They did what they do very well. We conceded a few stupid fouls which led to set-pieces. They didn’t start anything.”
Referee Darren England immediately pointed to the spot and the video assistant referee (VAR) went with the on-field decision after a check.
“I am 100% frustrated,” Arteta told เว็บพนันออนไลน์ UFABET สมัครง่าย โปรโมชั่นมากมาย Match of the Day. “We were very much in control of the match. We were hoping in the second half to continue the domination but out of nothing the referee decides to give a penalty.
“I have seen it 15 times – in my opinion it is never a penalty.
“They [Everton] are very good at what they do. We gave away so many silly fouls which led to set-pieces. They generated nothing at all.”
On his chances of winning the title, the Spanish coach said: “We’ve got no gaps, that’s clear. “
We did well enough to win the game but the gaps were very small.