Paul Merson copies Mikel Arteta complaint as he fumes at Arsenal decisions

Mikel Merino conceded a important punishment successful Arsenal's nonaccomplishment astatine Inter Milan but galore - including Paul Merson - were shocked that the Spaniard wasn't grant a spot footwear of his own

Paul Merson was near stunned that Mikel Merino didn't get a punishment during Arsenal's nonaccomplishment astatine Inter Milan.

The referee played a immense relation successful the effect connected Wednesday nighttime arsenic the Gunners were narrowly beaten astatine the San Siro. It was a communicative of 2 punishment decisions - some of which went for the Italians.

Hakan Çalhanoğlu scored from the spot aft Merino himself was penalised for handball. But anterior to that galore felt that the summertime signing should've been handed a punishment aft helium was punched successful the caput by Inter goalkeeper Yann Sommer, who was beaten to a cross.

Merino was capable to triumph a 50-50, but his header went implicit the bar. He copped a punch for his troubles though and Merson felt that a punishment was incoming aft Sommer's mistake - but was near speechless erstwhile the referee waved play on.

The ex-Gunner said connected Sky Sports: "He could get a punishment here. He's headed the shot and past he's travel and punched his caput off. He virtually has - treble punch. They've got to, its a punishment successful my opinion, anyplace other connected the pitch. Unbelievable. He's travel retired and got obscurity adjacent the ball."

Merson past watched Merino springiness distant a punishment and claimed: "The ref couldn't hold to stroke his whistle." The Arsenal antheral recovered himself successful adjacent proximity to the Inter subordinate erstwhile helium handled the shot - with the Sky Sports pundit questioning the decision.

"He flicks it, hits his hand, he's going to springiness a penalty," helium said. "Bit harsh successful my opinion, he's virtually a gait away, I don't cognize wherever helium tin enactment his hand."

Mikel Arteta has present seen his broadside suffer consecutive games wrong a substance of days. The nonaccomplishment successful Milan follows their reverse astatine Newcastle but the Arsenal brag was near stunned by the punishment decisions - adamant that the visitors should've been handed an accidental from 12 yards.

He told TNT Sports : "I'm arrogant of my players, the level of domination we had, I consciousness we were harshly done tonight." He was asked to elaborate and said: "In the consciousness it was obvious." Arteta went connected to say: "If you're going to springiness a punishment successful the different container you person to springiness this 1 arsenic helium punched him successful the head."

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