Arteta: ‘Premier League chiefs have duty to improve football’

Mikel Arteta shared today that the league’s bosses have a duty to improve the game and admits he would help referees cut down mistakes, which can lead to head coaches’ firings.

An independent commission cleared the Gunners head coach of any wrongdoing yesterday after the FA charged him for what he said after his team’s 1-0 loss against the Magpies at the beginning of November.

“I defended my opinion” 💬

Mikel Arteta says he stands by his comments that lead the FA to charge him however he also stands by efforts to improve behaviour towards match officials 📟 pic.twitter.com/w39RyrhHqu

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The Spaniard labeled the decision to allow Anthony Gordon’s goal in the match to be counted as “a disgrace,” “embarrassing,” and that “I feel sick to be part of this” as what made the English football governing body to charge him.

However, the North London side hired a criminal defensive attorney to support their manager, and at a personal hearing, Arteta shared that he said what he said because he was frustrated by VAR, not by the referees.