Irate EPL boss' plea after 'unacceptable' error

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Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta wants 2 points from the English Premier League for a VAR mistake that outgo his broadside a triumph arsenic the rubric contention heats up.

The referees' assemblage PGMOL apologised to Arsenal aft a VAR mistake allowed Brentford's equaliser to stand astatine the weekend, saying "human error" was to blame.

However, Arteta, whose squad is presently successful the heavy of a rubric conflict with Manchester City, was little sympathetic.

"It wasn't quality error, it was not knowing your job," said Arteta.

"That's not acceptable, I'm sorry.

"It outgo Arsenal 2 points that are not going to beryllium restored truthful we are going to person to find those 2 points determination other successful the league.

"We admit the apology and the explanations [from PGMOL] - they were truly open. We received a batch of sympathy from our colleagues successful football.

"I volition lone beryllium satisfied if they springiness maine the 2 points back, which volition not beryllium the case.

"They were sincere, unfastened and genuine apologies and mentation which is truly bully but it doesn't alteration the information we person 2 little points than we should person successful the table."

Arteta's Arsenal broadside faces City connected Thursday greeting successful 1 of 2 clashes with the reigning champions which could tilt the rubric pursuit towards either side.

Arsenal presently holds a three-point pb implicit City with a crippled successful hand, but a nonaccomplishment to City would spot them being overtaken owed to City's superior extremity difference.

VAR relation Lee Mason did not gully guidelines to cheque for offside connected Brentford striker Ivan Toney's equaliser, and arsenic a result, helium has not been selected to officiate immoderate matches this weekend.

The incidental from Arsenal's lucifer was not the lone VAR mistake to hap successful the Premier League past weekend, with Brighton besides having a extremity incorrectly disallowed for offside against Crystal Palace. PGMOL was forced to apologise arsenic a result.

John Brooks, the VAR relation for Brighton's game, was replaced for Tuesday morning's Merseyside Derby betwixt Liverpool and Everton, but volition beryllium the 4th authoritative erstwhile Arteta's Arsenal broadside faces Aston Villa connected Saturday night.

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