Ex-Arsenal vice-chairman David Dein believes that Mikel Arteta damaged the image of his former club with his VAR outburst recently. The Gunners boss laid into the officials after his side were beaten 1-0 by Newcastle, feeling that the Magpies\u2019 goal should have been ruled out for several different reasons.<\/p>\n
Anthony Gordon scored the all-important goal at St James\u2019 Park, smashing his strike past David Raya from close range. However, Arsenal have been left feeling aggrieved as they feel that Joelinton fouled Gabriel when knocking the ball down to his teammate.<\/p>\n
VAR checked the incident and ruled that Gabriel had stooped down to head the ball rather than falling to the ground purely because of the pressure from Joelinton, leaving Arteta furious. The Arsenal boss called the officiating a \u2018disgrace\u2019 in a furious rant that has since landed the Spaniard in hot water with the FA.<\/p>\n
Following Arteta\u2019s comments, the Gunners then released a statement to \u2018back\u2019 their manager and insist that they wholeheartedly supported the sentiment of his message. Ex-vice chairman Dein was left surprised by the official message of support though, feeling that he would not have replicated the act whilst he was at the club\u2019s helm between 1983 and 2007.<\/p>\n
Don’t miss… <\/strong> Tottenham ‘ditch plan’ for Arsenal target Toney as attention turns to Raphinha[LATEST] <\/strong><\/p>\n Asked by talkSPORT whether he would have defended Arteta, Dein said: \u201cIt wouldn’t have happened. But we’re in an emotional game and these things do happen, I think it’s unfortunate, and you live and learn.”<\/p>\n Dein was then asked whether he would have pulled Arteta in for private talks to address his conduct, to which he replied: \u201cProbably. But you don’t want to undermine the manager either.<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/67\/590x\/secondary\/Mikel-Arteta-5074304.jpg?r=1700412302837\")
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