Arteta has made himself 'look like a CLOWN', says Chris Sutton
Chris Sutton believes Mikel Arteta has made himself look 'like a clown' for slamming the standards of refereeing in England following Arsenal's controversial loss against Newcastle on Saturday.
The Spaniard was left fuming after the final whistle at St. James' Park as Anthony Gordon's match-winning goal was allowed to stand, while Bruno Guimaraes avoided punishment for a supposed elbow on Jorginho.
Gordon's strike went through three separate VAR checks before being allowed to stand, with referee Stuart Attwell and VAR official Andy Madley deeming that Joe WIllock had kept the ball in play, Joelinton had not fouled Gabriel in the build-up and that the goalscorer was onside.
'How the hell did this goal stand up? It's incredible,' Arteta said in his post-match press conference..
'I feel embarrassed. It's an absolute disgrace that this was allowed. For many reasons it's not a goal.
'It's so difficult to compete at this level. This is nowhere near the [refereeing] level to describe this as the best league in the world. I feel sick to be part of this.'
But speaking on the latest episode of Mail Sport's It's All Kicking Off! podcast with Ian Ladyman, Sutton insisted Arteta's anger was misdirected.
'I thought he made himself look a bit of a clown,' he said.
'And I know everybody can say: "Well, it's great and it's emotional game". And I get that.
'But while he's berating the officials, what about him controlling things which he can control?'
Sutton suggested the VAR controversy overshadowed some questionable decisions from Arteta, such as keeping faith in Kai Havertz and David Raya.
The German, a £65million signing from Chelsea in the summer, has scored one goal in 17 appearances in all competitions so far.
The Spaniard, meanwhile, has
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