Arsenal have been hit with a Football Association charge following their goalless draw with Newcastle on Tuesday night.
However, despite the histrionics of Mikel Arteta on the touchline throughout the Emirates Stadium stalemate - with the Spaniard having been heavily criticised for his antics - it is the conduct of his players that the FA has taken exception to.
The charge relates to an incident in the fifth minute of stoppage time, when a number of Arsenal players surrounded referee Andrew Madley to claim a penalty for a possible handball. Madley, who issued nine yellow cards in what became a fractious and scrappy encounter at the Emirates, dismissed their appeals.
