Arsenal supervisor Mikel Arteta believes the Gunners had been denied all three factors towards Brentford on Saturday due to a mistake by the officers.
Leo Trossard put Arsenal forward after 66 minutes on the Emirates Stadium, however their lead didn’t final lengthy as Ivan Toney levelled with simply over 1 / 4 of an hour left on the clock.
Brentford saved the ball alive and Toney transformed from shut vary. The purpose was awarded following a prolonged VAR test, however Arteta was sad.
“I’ve simply checked out it again, and it’s offside,” he stated in his press convention after the match. “You can’t block if you’re offside, nevertheless it’s irrelevant, it is gone.”
And he added: “Credit score to them for the way in which they competed. However I assumed we had been dominant and had good moments. “We scored a purpose towards that super-low block that they had. They took the sport to that rollercoaster sport they wish to take you to.
“Successful is about small margins. Once you win you win by small margins. However in the event you can not win it then you do not lose it. I assumed the group nonetheless had a very good efficiency right now.”
Arsenal’s draw means they’ve picked up only one level from their final two fixtures they usually now lead Manchester Metropolis by solely six, with the 2 groups nonetheless to satisfy twice within the coming weeks.
