Premier League officiating is being severely criticised once more with managers, gamers and pundits venting their frustration at 'inconsistent' interventions by VAR.
Arsenal supervisor Mikel Arteta was livid at being denied a 'clear' penalty solely then to concede one which Riyad Mahrez transformed within the defeat by Manchester Metropolis.
Arteta's defender Gabriel was despatched off reportedly for asking the referee Stuart Attwell why he was not requested to verify the primary incident however did revisit the second, earlier than overturning his preliminary determination to not penalise Granit Xhaka's problem on Bernardo Silva.
Rio Ferdinand, analysing the sport for BT Sport, was additionally irritated by the perceived inconsistency.
'I am confused,' former England defender Ferdinand stated.
'I do not understand how with VAR how it [the Arsenal penalty shout] is not given. It is clear and obvious. It gets on my nerves, it clouds everything. No way to justify looking at one but not the other.'
Arsenal felt they need to have been awarded a spot-kick after Metropolis keeper Ederson collided with Martin Odegaard.
Arteta, isolating at dwelling after testing constructive for Covid, relayed his emotions to assistant Albert Stuivenberg who took management of the group on the stadium. The Dutch coach stated he hoped Arteta had a very good dwelling insurance coverage coverage via concern he had smashed up his TV set.
He added: 'I have spoken to Mikel and we thought we had a clear penalty in the first half, at least a moment for referee to check, as he did with their penalty. At least be consistent. It is confusing and very frustrating.
'Confusing is the right word. We are looking for consistency here. For me the Odegaard moment is a clear penalty.
'If there is any consistency you would say bring the referee to check. That didn't occur.'
Gabriel was despatched off after being proven two yellow playing cards in fast succession, the primary for dissent and the second for a foul on Gabriel Jesus.
Stuivenberg added: 'Gabriel told me he made a normal remark to the referee, no bad language, asking why he had not checked our penalty appeal in the first half.
'After that it doesn't matter. you probably have a yellow card you should management your feelings higher.
'You cannot take the risk. Young players have to learn and we have young players.'
Arsenal keeper Aaron Ramsdale argued: 'On the penalties, I don't know why the referee is instructed to see one and never the opposite on the display. It's there for a motive, go and use it. It's the inconsistency. The entire level is to assist the sport out, in actual time it didn't seem like one and gradual it down on a display and it's given.'
Metropolis supervisor Pep Guardiola admitted his group have been lucky to win in opposition to a facet who had outplayed them till the pink card.
'Arsenal were the better team and we know what it means to beat them in this moment,' Guardiola stated.
'I didn't see their penalty as they didn't present it on the display.
'They showed it for us for Bernardo's. Bernardo's is a penalty however I couldn't see the Odegaard one, so I have no idea.'
