Arteta slammed as 'delusional and disrespectful' over Lee Mason VAR rant

 

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has been criticized for his rant at VAR for robbing his side of two points in the 1-1 draw with Brentford.

The Spaniard’s comments ultimately got Lee Mason – who made a horrible error – sacked from his job.

Talksport presenter Natalie Sawyer is fuming at Arteta’s rant, as she said: “This has been getting on my goat for a while – the fact Mikel Arteta has kept going on about 'give us our two points back', that has riled me a lot.

“I think it’s deluded and very disrespectful from Arteta to assume, with 20 or so minutes to go, that you were going to win that game against Brentford. I know I’m going to say that, it’s my team, but that has really riled me.

“I think it’s totally wrong and disrespectful to a Brentford team that had more chances in the game, they had a greater expected goals [xG] rate. Why would you just assume that you would have won that game? I don’t understand it.”

Despite the dip in form a few weeks ago, the Gunners returned to winning ways with an impressive 4-2 victory over Aston Villa on Saturday.