Keane on Arteta’s Complaints About Referee Decisions: He Should Show Some Class Instead of Constantly Blaming the Referees

In the previous round 5 match of the Premier League, Arsenal drew 2-2 with Manchester City away from home while playing with one man down. After the game, Manchester United legend Roy Keane expressed his views on Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta’s criticism of the refereeing decisions.

In this match, Arsenal forward Leandro Trossard received a second yellow card and was sent off near the end of the first half for deliberately kicking the ball away after the referee had blown the whistle, which was deemed as time-wasting. >>”>However, Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta contested this decision after the game, stating that Manchester City player Doku had also committed a similar act but was not punished>>>

In response to this, Roy Keane, a Manchester United legend and Sky Sports commentator, said, “Some coaches say similar things every week, as if all the decisions are against them, but you need to stand up and accept the situation.”

“Deep down, he will be satisfied with getting one point. As the manager of Arsenal, you should show some class. You can say that Trossard deserved the red card, and we responded well, and we need to move on. That’s it, accept the situation and keep working hard, showing your class.”

Keane further commented that Arteta’s remarks also reflect a current trend where coaches increasingly like to talk about refereeing decisions, which annoys him: “You also know that his (Trossard’s) behavior was somewhat foolish, and that action deserved a yellow card. Every coach comes out each week saying: oh no, that wasn’t a foul! Five minutes ago they were doing this and that…”

“Please show some class. If the player made a mistake on the field, then come out and show some class, just say: The referee had reason to send him off, we are disappointed, but we need to move on.”