Howard Webb, the former official in charge of the Premier League’s referees, explained precisely why Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta was wrong to argue against the penalty his side missed out on during last weekend’s controversial clash with Newcastle United.
After seeing Viktor Gyökeres’s appeal for a spot kick at St James’ Park rebuffed following a VAR review, Arteta questioned why the officials at Stockley Park were getting involved at all. “If it is not a clear and obvious error, VAR should not intervene,” the Arsenal boss fumed.
