Mikel Arteta says he is really proud of his side, and they should have been awarded two penalties in the goalless draw againstNewcastle
The Gunners' 11-game winning streak was ended by a resilient Magpies display.
Arteta said his side were wrongly denied penalties after Dan Burn pulled Gabriel back and Jacob Murphy appeared to handle the ball.
Arteta and his players waved their arms in the air in protest of the decisions that were checked by the video assistant referee.
Two penalties were imposed. It is very easy. I'm talking about what I saw. Arteta stated that it was two scandalous penalties.
Gary Neville, a former Manchester United defender and Sky Sports pundit, agreed with Upson.
Eddie Howe said it would have been a "travesty" to concede a penalty in the dying moments of the game.
"Obviously at that stage of the game, you're thinking 'oh no, the guys have given so much', and that would be a travesty for us." He said that he did not think it was a penalty.
However, he said that the decision to not allow a penalty was very lucky for the visitors.
The officials' performance in the match was booed by the crowd at half-time.
Even though the penalty decisions were in the favour of the visitors, they were unable to create opportunities against a determined and hard working team.
"I think they ran out of ideas," he added.
They are eight points clear of Manchester City and have not lost a game in the league.
They will need to go into the market if they want to win the league. They will be in this position again. You don't know.
"They have a small chance of winning the league and if they go big on a forward this window, they can win the league."
Can they find two players who can help bolster the squad and change the game? There is a lot of time for Arteta.
The manager said that if they play like that, they will win a lot of games.
He said the club will always look to strengthen during a transfer window, with the club heavily linked with Mykhailo MudryK.
Arteta stated that they had what they had. We don't have a lot of options when it comes to injuries and attacking areas, but it's what it is. To improve our team in every transfer window is important to us.
Arteta may be frustrated but Howe was happy.
He said it was a good defensive display from the group. Good teamwork and a collective effort were seen by you.
For only the second time in history, a team has kept six clean sheets in a row in all competition.
I thought we were brilliant defenders of the entire pitch. Howe said that the defensive performances have been very good.
We don't want to turn up to grounds like this and not give our best. We gave them a good game despite not being able to win.
We want to improve all aspects of our game and the next step is to have more quality on the ball.
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