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Mikel Arteta was puzzled as to why Alexandre Lacazette’s first goal was disallowed in Arsenal’s loss to Leicester.
The Gunners suffered their first home loss to the Foxes in 47 years when Jamie Vardy came off the bench to seal a late 1-0 win at Emirates Stadium.
Arsenal had to regret the decision in the fourth minute, in which a Lacazette header that rebounded off the post was ruled out after Granit Xhaka interfered with goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel from an offside position.
Speaking after the game, Arteta said Sky sports: “I’m really disappointed. We got our hands on it in the first half and I don’t know how the hell the goal was disallowed.
“To be fair, I was very satisfied with the first half and the way we pushed and the aggression we showed against a team that is very capable of breaking that pressure and creating chances against you.
“We were very at the top of the game, we restricted them to nothing. We scored a goal from the set pieces, I don’t know how it was disallowed.
“In the second half it was about being patient and waiting for the right moment against a team that wanted to defend very deeply.
“They had no shots on goal and they were just waiting for an error to go on the counterattack, and the moment we had a minimal error with no pressure on the ball, trying to intervene, they caught us with space behind us and we lost the game.” .
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When asked if he had received an explanation from referee Craig Pawson why Lacazette’s goal was disallowed, Arteta added: “No, I asked them [the officials] and they didn’t say anything.
“At the end of the day, if you can’t win it for whatever reason, you don’t lose it. We still had a few moments after the goal, but we gave away too many free kicks, we didn’t get the ball in the box enough and it’s something we have to improve for him. future “.
To make the night worse, Arsenal lost David Luiz and Bukayo Saka to injuries during the second half.
“We have lost some players in the last week,” Arteta said. “David had a muscle problem and could not continue, so we will have to evaluate him in the next 48 hours.”
Rodgers hails Vardy ‘world class’
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Brendan Rodgers praised the impact of Jamie Vardy as he came off the bench to claim victory as he continued his good form against the Gunners.
It was Vardy’s 11th goal in the Premier League against Arsenal, only Wayne Rooney can boast more, and it gave Leicester a victory in a game where they had to absorb a lot of pressure from the hosts.
“Everybody talks about the goals he scores against Arsenal and the great teams, but that’s why he’s a great player,” Rodgers said.
“He makes a huge contribution to the biggest games and that shows you the level he’s at. He’s a world-class forward and I’m very lucky to have him here.”
On the victory, which confirmed Leicester’s best start to a league campaign since 2001, Rodgers added: “I thought we deserved it. [to win].
“We are playing against a really good team whose movement is good, the set-up slightly different tonight as well, but I know they have quality and the players who can run behind. To come and keep a clean sheet and Play with that quality and also the quiet was really good.
“The guys were outstanding. Our idea is that you play against high quality players and you have to deny them space.
“A lot of my teams always deny it at the top of the field, but you play against that quality and that speed, you are configured a little differently. I thought that the concentration, the ideas in the game of the players were fulfilled. Really well.”
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