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Mikel Arteta: Arsenal boss says Premier League officiating has improved since 'strong' criticism

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta says Premier League officiating has improved since his "strong" criticism of video assistant refereeing.

In November, he said the VAR decision to allow Newcastle's goal in their 1-0 Premier League win over Arsenal was "embarrassing" and a "disgrace".

The Football Association charged Arteta with misconduct for his comments but he was cleared in December.

Arteta says an improvement in decision-making was "what we all wanted".

He added: "I think the last stats that came across show that there was a significant improvement and a lot of the decisions they were getting right, so hopefully that is the case and we continue to do that.