Arsenal fan Piers Morgan offers alternative theory why Mikel Arteta went on huge VAR rant
Mikel Arteta’s staggering VAR rant certainly made headlines — and one celebrity Arsenal fan thinks he knows why.
The Gunners boss tore into the officiating after the 1-0 Premier League defeat to Newcastle, with the matchwinner embroiled in controversy.
Anthony Gordon’s 64th minute tap-in was not only potentially offside, but there was also a possible push in the build-up, while the ball could have gone out of play.
There were also a number of potential red card incidents during a fiery clash, with both Kai Havertz and Bruno Guimaraes lucky to stay on the pitch and see the game finish with 22 men.
Arteta called the refereeing on the day a ‘disgrace’ and ‘embarrassing’ and received the support of his club, who put out a statement backing the manager.
TalkTV’s Piers Morgan isn’t so convinced it was about piling more pressure on the officials, though, and instead a tactic to take eyes off of a deficiency in the Gunners squad.
The celebrity Arsenal fan told talkSPORT: “I think much like Alex Ferguson used to do, him blowing up the way he did, part of it was to hide the deficiencies of our performance.
“I don’t like saying this, because every time I come on the show I sound like a broken record, but Arsenal’s lack of a world class striker has never been more glaring than yesterday.
“We had one shot on target in the entire game, I like Gabriel Jesus, I like Eddie Nketiah, but we are absolutely screaming out for a proper striker.
“I think we’ve got to go in January and get Ivan Toney and stick him up front, because we’ve got great service but no one finishing it.”
Toney has been heavily linked with a move away from Brentford ahead of the end of his ban for breaching betting regulations.
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