Mikel Arteta: Arsenal boss reveals Premier League manager solidarity after FA charge for referee rant

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta reveals many Premier League managers have been in contact with him after being charged by the FA for his referee criticism; Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino believes managers should be invited to play a more active role in helping shape refereeing guidelines

Friday 24 November 2023 23:28, UK

Mikel Arteta revealed that many Premier League managers had been in contact with him after the Arsenal boss was charged by the Football Association for comments after the Gunners' 1-0 defeat at Newcastle earlier this month.

Arteta branded the officials' decision not to overturn Anthony Gordon's goal «an absolute disgrace» and waits to see the extent of his punishment.

And Arteta highlighted that he and his manager colleagues were «all in this together» when it came to making improvements regarding officiating in the Premier League.

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«I have been in contact with many of them, I know most of them for many years and we are all in this together,» Arteta said.

«We compete with each other but we understand our roles and understand our responsibility and we want to fulfil that to our best.

»So everything we do has to be properly thought with good process in place and make sure we contribute to make it better.

«We do meetings (with the officials) but sometimes individually. A lot of things happen.»

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Arsenal faced criticism after a public statement supporting Arteta's comments was released earlier this month.

But the Gunners manager defended his views, putting his reaction down to emotions after it was suggested his comments would set the wrong example as