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Mikel Arteta volition "only beryllium satisfied" if his Arsenal broadside are fixed 2 points backmost for the VAR mistake that allowed Brentford's equaliser to basal successful Saturday's Premier League match.
VAR relation Lee Mason did not gully the guidelines to cheque for offside connected Ivan Toney's equaliser.
"It wasn't quality error, it was not knowing your job," said Arteta.
"That's not acceptable, I'm sorry.
"It outgo Arsenal 2 points that are not going to beryllium restored truthful we are going to person to find those 2 points determination other successful the league."
Mason has not been selected for immoderate Premier League matches this weekend.
PGMOL main refereeing serviceman Howard Webb has contacted Arsenal to "acknowledge and explicate the important error" that occurred.
Former Premier League referee Webb, who took implicit the relation astatine the extremity of past year, besides apologised to Brighton aft they had a extremity disallowed for offside against Crystal Palace connected Saturday due to the fact that the VAR guidelines were wrongly drawn.
Webb past called a gathering for Premier League referees connected Monday to discuss mistakes successful the usage of VAR astatine the weekend.
In a connection connected Tuesday, the PGMOL said the "constructive meeting" focused connected "error prevention and a reinforcement of champion signifier process with the purpose of achieving close outcomes successful an businesslike mode going forward".
The assemblage added: "We judge mistakes were made and we acted accordingly by calling a gathering and changing lucifer authoritative appointments wherever appropriate. However, we are encouraged by the mode our officials person responded and are assured they volition instrumentality the learnings forward, ever with the purpose of delivering precocious officiating standards for the payment of the game."
As a effect of the 1-1 draw, Gunners manager Arteta saw his side's pb astatine the apical of the Premier League chopped to 3 points erstwhile second-placed Manchester City bushed Aston Villa connected Sunday.
Arsenal big City successful a top-of-the-table gathering astatine Emirates Stadium connected Wednesday.
"We ended the crippled - aft analysing each the grounds we had with the images - with a immense choler and disappointment," said Arteta.
"We admit the apology and the explanations [from PGMOL] - they were truly open. We received a batch of sympathy from our colleagues successful football.
"I volition lone beryllium satisfied if they springiness maine the 2 points back, which volition not beryllium the case.
"They were sincere, unfastened and genuine apologies and mentation which is truly bully but it doesn't alteration the information we person 2 little points than we should person successful the table."
Brentford striker Toney's 74th-minute extremity was the taxable of a VAR cheque by Mason pursuing Ethan Pinnock's situation connected Gabriel.
That incidental was cleared but determination was a proposition Christian Norgaard was offside successful the goal's build-up.
However, Mason did not usage the system's lines that would person shown whether the Brentford antheral was offside.
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