Mikel Arteta will doubtless be happy to return to the dugout on Wednesday evening as Arsenal take on Sevilla in the Champions League, with the fallout from his stinging VAR comments continuing.
The Gunners will seek to solidify top spot in Group B when they welcome the La Liga side to the Emirates Stadium two weeks on from their 2-1 victory in Spain earlier in the group.
Forward Gabriel Jesus was on the mark that night, but he hasn't played since after sustaining a hamstring injury which has plunged him into a club vs country row ahead of the international break.
Here's all the latest news from the Emirates:
Arteta says rival bosses support him
Mikel Arteta has insisted other managers are fully behind him as he doubled down on his views on referees.
Gunners boss Arteta branded the officials “embarrassing” and a “disgrace” after referee Stuart Attwell allowed Anthony Gordon’s controversial winner at Newcastle to stand. Arteta’s outburst has divided opinion among TV pundits including Gary Neville and Jamie Carragher, while Newcastle have accused Arsenal of sour grapes and Spurs manager Ange Postecoglou insisted referees should be respected.
But Arteta remains unrepentant while he also says other Premier League bosses feel exactly the same way about the standard of officials.
Gabriel Jesus has been put on collision course for a club versus country row after being called up by Brazil. Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has made it clear that he will not expect Jesus to have to join up with Brazil unless he plays by this weekend. That goes against Brazil boss Fernando Diniz who named Jesus for the forthcoming qualifiers with Colombia and Argentina.Diniz insisted that he wants to make his own checks on Jesus - who has missed the last three games with a hamstring injury - after claiming they decided not to call up Gabriel Martinelli in the last squad only for Arsenal to play him a few days later.
Diniz said: “Because of this too, we’re going to bring Gabriel in to find out his real condition, because we still have 15 days to go until the games, so we believe he could be fit enough to play, because I like him a lot.”
But Arsenal have decided not to rush Jesus back from injury as they look to manage his fitness and therefore will not be happy if Brazil insist on him joining up.
Four major VAR blunders
Arsenal are set to present the Premier League with a list of refereeing decisions that have gone against them in the last 14 months.
The Gunners are still reeling from Stuart Attwell's decision to allow Anthony Gordon's second-half winner to stand in their 1-0 defeat at Newcastle on Saturday. Mikel Arteta described the goal as "embarrassing", "unacceptable", "a disgrace" and "sickening".
Arsenal backed up their manager by releasing statement. They have urged PGMOL, the body in charge of refereeing in the Premier League, to "urgently address the standard of officiating". Several pundits have criticised the Gunners for their statement.
But do Arsenal have a case? Mirror Football has taken a look at the four incidents in question to give Arteta a reality check...
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