Following a hearing for his comments after Arsenal’s 1-0 defeat to Newcastle last month, Mikel Arteta has received his verdict from the FA. However, he has escaped punishment as an Independent Regulatory Commission reviewed the matter.
Arteta had expressed his frustration with the decision to award Anthony Gordon’s winning goal, which had survived multiple VAR checks. There were several contentious issues, including Jacob Murphy’s mishit shot appearing to have gone out of play, Joelinton’s push on Gabriel, and Gordon’s offside position. Arsenal also issued a statement supporting Arteta’s post-match comments and criticizing the refereeing and VAR errors.
