Arteta, speaking to BBC MOTD: “Yeah, I’m 100% frustrated. We were very much in control of the match. We were hoping in the second half to continue the domination but out of nothing the referee decides to give a penalty. I’ve seen it 15 times…it’s not a penalty.
“They [Everton] are very good what they do. We gave away so many silly fouls which led to set pieces. They generated nothing at all.”
On the title race: We have no margins – that’s so clear. We have done enough to win the game but the margins are very small.”
Everton manager David Moyes, speaking to BBC MOTD: “Our first-half performance was really poor – sloppy, slacking from the first moment. We gave Arsenal encouragement and that’s the one they certainly don’t need. They’re a good enough team.
“Credit to players, they turned it around at half-time, got about it and a great reaction from the crowd that helped us get a penalty and in the end, get a point against a good team.”
On playing Liverpool on Wednesday: “If you’re going to become a top team you have to get used to playing midweek, we’re probably not used to it here. I think it was a factor. The early kick-off, those extra hours can make a difference. We didn’t start well.”
On what’s to play for: “I’ve said to the players the challenge we’ve got to prove how we can get on against the better teams. We are trying to play better, we didn’t today do that so we need to find a way we can do that. Moving forward we are trying to find how to get better against better sides.”
On Iliman Ndiaye: “We missed Iliman. He is one of our major talents, we’ve missed Dwight McNeil as well and we are without Dom [Calvert-Lewin], so we’ve had to find a way to get results.
“We’ve done a pretty good job. We are just about there, not mathematically, but just about clear of being a Premier League team. I will probably visit the stadium this week now that I am feeing that way.”
Moyes, speaking to TNT Sports: “We’re getting much closer [to safety] but until we’re mathematically safe we cannot say too much. To be fair it’ll be very hard for the other sides to get to where we are.
“Our performance in the first half looked like we had a game on Wednesday night and Arsenal had the extra recovery. I thought we were really poor and made some incredibly poor decisions. We got about them a little bit at half-time and told them we expected more.
“Whether it was good fortune or whatever we got a penalty.
“When I got the job [in January] I thought if I took Everton down it would be an absolute disaster. The big thing is the players have responded really well and we’ve gone from people saying we don’t score any goals to being a threat.”
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Couldn’t agree more
Literally conceded nothing
But suddenly a dubious pen
Story of our season
Need to wise up but also how much can you control
: Not like this twat to cry after not winning.
: Another horror show decision gone against us. It’s actually fucking pathetic
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Spot on.
Another crazy decision.
Guess we’re used to it by now
: Here he goes again. Now top reds and new gen will lap this all up as usual All got their excuses in already. You aren’t 11 points behind Liverpool because of refs you failing useless c*nt manager. Go back to Everton. #Artetaout
: I’ve read a lot blues sticking up for him in the last few seasons but I think a lot of them are now seeing him for what he is. His team play in the way he always played, some skill, some shithousery, and a lot of moaning.
: Fucking moaning again
: So soft, never a pen and a blatant dive how he throws his legs back. How can this not be seen overturned when it’s looked at so many times?! Ridiculous.
: That’s not a pen lol
: the contact started a world away from the area?
: You won’t see many pens as soft as that. Understand it being given initially but var should be ruling that out!
: As an Everton fan we would of never of got this against any other team it’s because they want to give liverpool the league
: Another day, another terrible decision
: How has that been given 😭
@pearsemck: How the fuck was this giving as a pen 🤦🏼♂️🤦🏼♂️🤦🏼♂️🤦🏼♂️🤦🏼♂️.
