Newcastle vs Arsenal truth made clear as UEFA make decision after PSG howler

VAR has been dominating the headlines in the football world in the last two months. Every Premier League weekend is overshadowed by a handful of controversial decisions and the UEFA Champions League is the latest competition to see more drama.

This season alone, England's top division has seen a number of poor refereeing decisions made, despite the use of VAR. Earlier in the campaign, Liverpool had Curtis Jones unfairly dismissed against Tottenham before Luis Diaz's goal was disallowed for offside. Replays showed the Columbian was in fact onside.

The PGMOL later released a statement confirming there was a miscommunication between VAR official Darren England, and on-field referee, Simon Hooper. A few weeks later came another controversial moment in a game between Newcastle United and Arsenal.

Anthony Gordon's only goal of the game was labelled as an 'absolute disgrace' by Mikel Arteta after Newcastle won 1-0. The ball had seemed to go out of play before replays showed Gabriel was fouled by Joelinton before Gordon scored.

«We have to talk about the result because you have to talk about how the hell this goal stand ups and it’s incredible,» said the Arsenal boss. «I feel embarrassed but I have to be the one now coming here to try to defend the club and please ask for help, because it's an absolute disgrace that this goal is allowed; it’s an absolute disgrace.»

«Because it's not a goal for many reasons; it’s not a goal, for more than one reason at least,» Arteta replied. «It’s not a goal and it's too much at stake here. We put in so much effort, it’s so difficult to compete at this level, and it's an absolute disgrace.

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