Regarding the contentious Arsenal penalty call, Mikel Arteta expresses his emotions clearly.

But their lead would not survive past the opening five minutes of the second-half. The hosts pressed immediately from kick-off, with England judging Myles Lewis-Skelly to have brought down Jack Harrison.

The decision appeared to be harsh, but was quickly cleared by VAR Stuart Attwell. Iliman Ndiaye stepped up and rolled the ball into the bottom-right corner to get Everton back on level terms.

Despite continuing to dominate, Arsenal were unable to break down a stern Everton defence. Rather than blaming his side for that failure though, Arteta launched into England’s decision-making, insisting Jake O’Brien should have been sent off for a second bookable offence later in the game. “We were in complete control of the game, we didn’t give up anything, and then we didn’t deal with the direct play, and the referee decided to give a penalty out of the blue,” the Gunners manager told BBC Sport. “I’ve watched it fifteen times, and in my opinion, it’s never a penalty. If it is, then O’Brien should be sent off because he stops David Raya from playing quickly and launching a big counterattack. That should be a second yellow card.”

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