Soccer-Arteta rage distracts from Arsenal's lack of guile against Newcastle

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LONDON (Reuters) - Calm heads are required when a Premier League title race begins to heat up so the sight of apoplectic Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta racing down the touchline in stoppage time against Newcastle United to harangue an official does not augur well.

The Spaniard was convinced his side should have been awarded a penalty when Granit Xhaka's cut back hit the arm of Newcastle's Jacob Murphy -- despite Murphy's arm being in a 'natural' position and the ball hitting him from very close range.

The late controversy in the 0-0 draw rather distracted from how Newcastle had so effectively dealt with an Arsenal side who until Tuesday had scored in every game they had played this season and who had previously not dropped any home points. Bukayo Saka, unstoppable of late, was shackled while on the other flank Gabriel Martinelli also faded, leaving Arsenal trying to thread their way through the middle against a team built on defensive discipline from front to back.

A year ago they were outside the top four and the turn of the New Year saw them crash out of two domestic cup competitions as well as dropping points in the league.

 

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