Mikel Arteta requested reporters to ask him about his opinion of the officials in charge of Arsenal‘s 3-1 win over Burnley in the Premier League on Saturday, and said that they were “so good.”
“Please ask me about VAR because today it was good… I hope that I’m on TV saying the referees are so good and I’m completely with them and being very constructive,” Arteta said.
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Arsenal midfielder Fabio Vieira was sent off in the 83rd minute against Burnley and Arteta said he agreed with the officials’ decision.
“And with the red card, yes. Thank you for asking me. The VAR was right. The referee was right,” Arteta said in his post-match news conference. “Really good decision. Really positive from Mikel to speak about that… Good decision.”
