Mikel Arteta’s role in Arsenal ’s third goal against Watford on Sunday has come under scrutiny after former Premier League referee Dermot Gallagher detailed a slip-up made by the refereeing team.
The Gunners boss became a ball-boy in the lead up to Gabriel Martinelli’s strike, leaping out of his technical area to catch a bouncing ball and immediately pass it to Bukayo Saka.
As a result of Arteta’s intervention, Saka was able to take a quick throw into the path of a sprinting Cedric Soares, who immediately played the ball into Martin Odegaard on the edge of the box.
