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Mikel Arteta revealed that many Premier League managers had been in contact with him after the Arsenal boss was charged by the Football Association for comments after the Gunners\u2019 1-0 defeat at Newcastle earlier this month.<\/p>\n
Arteta branded the officials\u2019 decision not to overturn Anthony Gordon\u2019s goal \u201can absolute disgrace\u201d and waits to see the extent of his punishment.<\/p>\n
And Arteta highlighted that he and his manager colleagues were \u201call in this together\u201d when it came to making improvements regarding officiating in the Premier League.<\/p>\n
\u201cI have been in contact with many of them, I know most of them for many years and we are all in this together,\u201d Arteta said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe compete with each other but we understand our roles and understand our responsibility and we want to fulfil that to our best.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo everything we do has to be properly thought with good process in place and make sure we contribute to make it better.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe do meetings (with the officials) but sometimes individually. A lot of things happen.\u201d<\/p>\n
I have been in contact with many of them, I know most of them for many years and we are all in this together<\/p>\n
Arsenal faced criticism after a public statement supporting Arteta\u2019s comments was released earlier this month.<\/p>\n
But the Gunners manager defended his views, putting his reaction down to emotions after it was suggested his comments would set the wrong example as to how to treat referees.<\/p>\n
\u201cI have given hundreds of opinions but you want to isolate one moment when I talked about something I believed and used it in a different way, I don\u2019t think that\u2019s fair\u201d, Arteta said to a reporter.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe live the game with emotion. I react when a player scores a goal. I react when a player gives the ball away. We are constantly reacting \u2013 this is the game.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe live a game which is passionate and you play to win and so this has to happen and we have to react.<\/p>\n
\u201cLet\u2019s sit down here like a theatre and be on mute and see if this league and game will be interesting, it won\u2019t. And that\u2019s what makes it special.\u201d<\/p>\n
Aaron Ramsdale will start in goal for Arsenal\u2019s Saturday evening clash with Brentford as David Raya is not eligible to play against his parent club.<\/p>\n
Ramsdale\u2019s father recently said the goalkeeper does not smile since summer signing Raya replaced him as the Arsenal number one.<\/p>\n
And Arteta responded by highlighting the attitude he demands of players who have fallen out of favour.<\/p>\n
He said: \u201cAaron is one of many players who is playing less than he wants. There are many unfortunately in a dressing room of 24 players.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe behaviour we demand is to challenge and to make each other better.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is the purpose and to overcome the ability and to play and show with facts that you have to play more and show how wrong I am (for not picking him).\u201d<\/p>\n