Arteta was incensed after referee Simon Hooper awarded a penalty to Sunderland in the second half following a tussle between Ezri Konsa and Dan Ballard. He labeled the decision "unacceptable" and stated he had seen the incident multiple times, questioning the VAR's failure to intervene. ipl-today.in
Although the penalty saved by David Raya initially halted Arsenal's momentum, the Gunners responded with goals from Bruno Guimarães and Bukayo Saka to seal the win. Arteta insisted that such refereeing errors at this level are unacceptable and could potentially impact the title race.
