Arteta acknowledges VAR decision as Arsenal win 3-1

Mikel Arteta. Pic/AFP

Mikel Arteta side-stepped a fresh VAR row after 10-man Arsenal ignored Fabio Vieira's red card to beat Burnley 3-1 on Saturday. Arsenal midfielder Vieira was sent off in the closing stages for a high challenge on Josh Brownhill. It was the kind of flashpoint that could have provoked another angry reaction from Arteta.

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But the Spaniard opted against any more rants, largely because the Vieira decision was hard to argue with and Arsenal took the win anyway to move level on points with leaders Manchester City. "With the red card... yes, VAR was right, he said. "The referee was right. Really good decision, really positive from Mikel to speak about that! Good decision. "Please ask me about VAR because today it was good."

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