Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has stood by his “not fair” comments that he made after his side’s defeat to Liverpool.
The Reds claimed a 2-0 win over the Gunners on Wednesday night, thanks to second half goals from Diogo Jota and Roberto Firmino.
Following the game, Arteta expressed his irritation with the fixture schedule presented to Arsenal. After facing Liverpool on Saturday, they are next in early kick-off action on Saturday against Aston Villa - a turnaround of around 62 hours.
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"Thank you so much to the Premier League to do that," said Arteta in his post-match press conference on Wednesday. "And they've done it again for when we have to play Chelsea and Manchester United. So if they want to give them any advantage I say today, thank you so much for doing that."
He continued: "It's always BT, it's Sky, it's this, it's that, but the one that is affected is Arsenal and the only thing I care about and we care about is Arsenal and for Arsenal. It's not fair."
Now, when asked again if he stood by his comments that he made about TV companies and Premier League schedules, Arteta doubled down on his remarks. The Gunners boss went on to criticise the scheduling decisions made by the football governing body.
"I heard some comments about mixing up being away in Europe and how it's nothing new," Arteta said on Friday. "It's nothing new to me but I'm not complaining about Europe, I'm complaining about the Premier League and how you schedule games in the Premier League.
"When you are in Europe it's a different story. What I'm comparing is the Premier League and it's very difficult."
