Arsenal denied ‘clear’ penalty in Burnley draw, says Arteta
- Spanish manager Arteta feels his Arsenal side should have been awarded a penalty in their draw with Burnley
Arsenal, pushing for a winner after Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s opener was cancelled out by Chris Wood, felt they should have had a penalty when the ball struck the arm of Burnley’s Erik Pieters in the box after Nicolas Pepe tried to flick it past him.
“I think it’s obvious and clear, I think there is no debate about that. If that is not a penalty, then would someone explain what a penalty is in this league,” Arteta told reporters after the game.
Arsenal midfielder Granit Xhaka was criticised after his dreadful defensive error led to Burnley’s equaliser but Arteta said the Swiss was not to blame.
Xhaka had received the ball from Arsenal keeper Bernd Leno deep in the penalty area, but his attempted pass to David Luiz struck Clarets striker Wood and ricocheted into the net.