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Arsenal Manager Fumes at Unacceptable Penalty Call Despite Win
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In Short: Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta expressed frustration over a penalty decision that he deemed 'unacceptable' after his side secured a 2-0 victory over Sunderland.
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta labelled the decision to award Sunderland a penalty 'unacceptable' after watching his side grind out a 2-0 win to maintain their 100 percent start to the season and move clear at the top of the Premier League.
The defending champions made it 12 points out of 12 on Saturday as David Raya’s penalty save in the 55th minute proved crucial for the visitors, who went ahead two minutes later with Bruno Guimaraes’s first goal for the club. Bukayo Saka wrapped it up deep in stoppage time from the penalty spot to make it four league wins out of four for the reigning champions.
The save - only Raya's second penalty stop in the Premier League - came at a time when Sunderland were putting the defending champions under pressure. Despite the frustration, Arsenal showed the resilience that helped them win their first title in 22 years last season.
What's confirmed
- Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta labelled the decision to award Sunderland a penalty 'unacceptable' after watching his side grind out a 2-0 win to maintain their 100 percent start to the season and move clear at the top of the Premier League.
- The defending champions made it 12 points out of 12 on Saturday as David Raya’s penalty save in the 55th minute proved crucial for the visitors, who went ahead two minutes later with Bruno Guimaraes’s first goal for the club. Bukayo Saka wrapped it up deep in stoppage time from the penalty spot to make it four league wins out of four for the reigning champions.
- The save - only Raya's second penalty stop in the Premier League - came at a time when Sunderland were putting the defending champions under pressure. Despite the frustration, Arsenal showed the resilience that helped them win their first title in 22 years last season.
What's still developing
- It could have been different had Enzo Le Fee found the net, but Arteta blasted the decision by referee John Brooks to award a penalty when Ezri Konsa was penalised for pulling down Dan Ballard as a corner was played in.
- “It was a huge win , but it could have been something very different,” an angry Arteta said when referring to the penalty award after the match.
- “You know what it means to play with the personality that he’s played,” Arteta said of Bruno.
- Post-Sunderland quotes round-up: Arteta, Le Bris, Raya, Bruno, Keown, Upson & more Calafiori and Lewis-Skelly back in, Timber on the bench: Sunderland v Arsenal team news Left fuming by the decision to award a penalty against Ezri Konsa, Mikel Arteta took aim at the officials following Arsenal’s hard-fought 2-0 win over Sunderland.
- Speaking to TNT Sports after the game, Arteta wasted no time expressing his displeasure with the earlier decision.
- I’ve seen it 10 times to make sure, because I watched it live, and I said it’s not possible at this level there’s going to be a penalty, because it’s a judo role, that’s what it is.
- "It's a judo roll from the opponent. Ezri [Konsa] does nothing. Just watch it," Arteta told BBC Match of the Day.
- "This should never happen, it's not fair, and I am sad, very sad, in that sense," said Arteta, who was booked in the first half for repeatedly leaving his technical area.