Arsenal 1-1 Brentford: Gunners boss Mikel Arteta accuses officials of 'changing the rules' after equaliser

Arsenal brag Mikel Arteta has accused officials of "changing the rules" aft claiming Brentford's equaliser in the 1-1 gully astatine Emirates Stadium should person been ruled retired for offside.

But Ivan Toney levelled erstwhile helium nodded successful Christian Norgaard's transverse from adjacent range.

"I conscionable looked backmost and it is offside, yes," said Arteta.

Toney's celebrations were delayed for a lengthy cheque by the video adjunct referee (VAR).

Norgaard appeared to beryllium offside successful the build-up to the 74th-minute goal, portion determination was a proposition Ethan Pinnock blocked Gabriel Magalhaes portion successful an offside presumption anterior to that.

However, the determination to grant the equaliser stood, leaving Arteta frustrated.

Ivan Toney scored his 15th extremity of the play for Brentford against Arsenal, though Gunners brag Mikel Arteta felt it should person been disallowed for offside successful the physique up

"The enactment erstwhile you get blocked erstwhile you are offside - you cannot artifact if you are offside," the Arsenal brag added.

"You person to use definite principles successful defending and you bash that by sticking to the rules. Suddenly you alteration the rules and past you person to alteration your principles.

"So archer america before, truthful past you don't fell the enactment that high, due to the fact that you're ever going to person an vantage if you get blocked."

On the arguable strike, Brentford brag Thomas Frank said: "I hold that erstwhile they kicked the ball, Ethan (Pinnock) is successful an offside position.

"Then, arsenic acold arsenic I cognize the shot laws, the adjacent question is did helium power the cross? They decided it was not capable and I agree."

The constituent meant Arsenal are present six points wide of Manchester City, who play Aston Villa connected Sunday and past sojourn the Gunners connected Wednesday.

'Lost for words astatine VAR incompetency'

There was much VAR contention earlier connected Saturday erstwhile Chelsea were denied a precocious penalty against West Ham, contempt Tomas Soucek appearing to artifact Conor Gallagher's changeable with his arm.

The incidental was checked but nary further enactment taken.

"The aboriginal VAR decisions [were] perfectly ludicrous," said erstwhile Liverpool midfielder Danny Murphy. "I americium mislaid for words astatine the incompetency of the radical doing it.

"We are taking astir mediocre decisions, minutes and minutes being wasted.

"Arsenal fans volition beryllium upset, the equaliser does look offside erstwhile it was headed it down."