Manchester City Are Endangered By Excluding Arsenal's Anger

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta. (Photo: Twitter @Arsenal)

JAKARTA - Arsenal will face Manchester City in the English Premier League, Thursday, February 16 in the morning WIB. This match will take place at the Emirates Stadium.

Arsenal hosted their guests with anger. This cannot be separated from the controversy in the previous match.

The great anger in Arsenal's camp could not be separated from VAR's mistake against Brentford which forced them to lose two points in competition for the title last weekend.

"We ended the game (against Brentford) with great anger because it was not a human mistake, it was a big misunderstanding of your work and it was unacceptable," Arteta said.

"This makes Arsenal lose two points. We appreciate the apology and explanation at the same time. I would only be satisfied if they gave us back two points which didn't happen," he added.

A 1-1 draw against Brentford made the leader of the standings now only three points ahead of defending City champions. They can be kicked from the top of the table if they lose at the Emirates.

Brentford's equalizer goal scored by Ivan Toney was declared legitimate, even though his teammate Christian Norgaard was in an offside position in the goal process. The error was acknowledged by the Professional Game Match Official Limited agency as a significant mistake.

Lee Mason, a VAR officer for the match, has been deactivated due to an error in which he failed to draw a line that is usually used to determine offside decisions.

In the end, Arteta felt that this injustice would ignite Arsenal's enthusiasm to challenge City

"This makes our players, staff and fans stronger to overcome the obstacles they have given us," he said.

Arsenal have fasted for the Premier League title of England for 19 years. This season became their biggest opportunity to win the prestigious title after in previous seasons competing more to finish in the top four.