Gary Neville slams Arsenal's statement as 'WRONG' after club backed Arteta
Jamie Carragher and Gary Neville have both vehemently criticised Arsenal's decision to back Mikel Arteta after he slammed the standards of refereeing in England following his side's 1-0 defeat to Newcastle on Saturday.
Arteta was left fuming after the final whistle at St James' Park as Anthony Gordon's match-deciding goal was allowed to stand, while Bruno Guimaraes avoided punishment for a supposed elbow on Jorginho.
Gordon's decisive 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 and that the goalscorer was onside.
In a statement on Sunday afternoon, the club said it was backing their manager after 'yet more unacceptable refereeing and VAR errors'. It added fans, players and managers 'deserve better' from the PGMOL.
Carragher and Neville, however, believes Arsenal have unnecessarily poured petrol on an already combustible situation.
Writing on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, Neville said: 'Arsenal and Liverpool's statements are wrong. Do it privately. Managers and players make far more mistakes than refs!'
Speaking to Sky Sports ahead of Liverpool's clash against Luton, Carragher said: 'This is not a moment to jump on the bandwagon with VAR and just batter people at Stockley Park and the officials because that's not right.'
Arsenal's statement is the second time a Premier League feels it has to directly address PGMOL this season.
Last month, Liverpool formally requested the audio between the VAR officials and referee Simon Hooper after their 2-1 defeat to Tottenham on September 30.
The Reds had a Luis Diaz goal ruled out for offside, a decision
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