Arsenal Manager Mikel Artta said there is no “no way” Everton was to be a fine on Saturday 1-1 Draw in Goodison Park.
David Moyese’s side put another slump in Arsenal Premier League Hope the title of when Idiman ndima converted the second half-life-kick to cancel Leandro trossardThe first strike at Merseyside.
Referee Darren England imposed a fine after Myles Lewis-Sklly He seemed to have dropped Jack Harrison Inside the area, with a video assistant of the Referee (VAR) Stuart Atwell, who decided not to overcome the onfield decision. Replays, however, showed that contact from Lewis-Sklly seemed minimal and Artta expressed his frustration with a decision after the match.
“The referee decides to impose a punishment that changes the course of the game,” Arteta said. “I am here to express my opinion and after I have seen it 15 times, there is no way in my opinion, as the fine is, because if it is then (Jake) O’Brien He must be out and Everton must play with 10 men. That’s clear. ”
Arsenal is now 11 points of Adrift league leaders LiverpoolWho could expand their advantage with victory Fulham Sunday.
Artta will have to quickly pick up their players before Tuesday’s Nights Champions League quarterfinal Real Madrid in the Emirates.
“It’s one of the most beautiful games you can play in football,” Arta said about Tuesday’s match. “In the highest European competition against the team that dominated this competition in the last 20-25 years, we are really looking forward to it.”
Saturday’s result will move Everton up to 14.
“I’m really happy,” said Everton boss David Moyes at his press conference Postmatch. “We didn’t start well, but in the second half we turned out a little more, which put us back into the game. It was a difficult week. We had a team at the top of the Premier League, a team that is second in the league, and I think we gave them both decent games.”
He added: “It is obvious that we are not secure mathematically, but I hope to visit the (new) stadium this week, suggesting that I think we are quite close. I want us to prepare for the Premier League football now.