Paul Merson claims Mikel Arteta will be furious with one Arsenal star in the dressing room after draw with Fulham
Published 16:21 8 Dec 2024 GMT
Arsenal drew 1-1 with Fulham at Craven Cottage.
Mikel Arteta will be furious with one of his Arsenal players after the Gunners' 1-1 draw with Fulham, according to Paul Merson.
The Gunners dropped more points in their Premier League title battle with the stalemate at Craven Cottage.
Raul Jimenez opened the scoring for the Cottagers in the first half before William Saliba's close-range header levelled the scores on 55 minutes.
Arsenal thought they had won the game late on through Bukayo Saka, but VAR deemed there to have been an offside in the build-up.
Gabriel Martinelli was the guilty party, as he was deemed to be comfortably offside when the initial cross came in.
And speaking on Sky Sports, Merson believed the Brazilian would be coming in for criticism behind closed doors.
He said: "You can't be offside. You're looking along the line. He's got pace, he's electric, he's not someone who has to nick a yard - he can give someone the edge.
"I'd be surprised if he isn't on the end of one on the dressing room from the manager, honestly. You can see it on his face, he knew.
"You look down the line, do not be offside - it's as simple as that."
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