Arsenal had a major penalty appeal for handball turned down before seeing referee Andre Marriner award them a spot-kick which was overturned by VAR in a dramatic second half against Burnley.
The Gunners were adamant they should have been given a penalty when Nicolas Pepe played the ball against Erik Pieters' hand in the area and they had a strong case under the current rules.
Pieters escaped without punishment on that occasion but soon after he was in the thick of the action again, blocking Pepe's shot on the goal line with his shoulder. This time, Marriner did point to the spot and showed the defender a red card but VAR overturned the decision as the ball had not hit his hand.
It's a really tough place to come and a difficult pitch,' Arteta said.
'I have to say that if you give the goal to the opponent, and you don't get the decision, which is a clear penalty, in the Premier League... it's pretty complicated.'
Arsenal created several chances and also hit the woodwork in what ended up a frustrating afternoon for Arteta's men.
'The only chance they had was a long kick,' he said. 'It can happen when you play short. This is football. You're going to have moments where they put you under pressure and the game becomes exactly what they want.
'Still with that, you have to come and win the game. If you don't, then we have to look at ourselves and not find any excuses.
We completely dominated the first half. We felt comfortable, and should have been two or three goals up.'
Arteta afforded Burnley some credit for their resolute defending, but reiterated that Arsenal should have won the game comfortably.
'The way they play, they make it very difficult. We generated chances, and should have won the game. You have to come here and win by two or three goals when you produce a performance like that.
'If you give hope to any team in the Premier League, they are going to take it.'
The draw leaves Arsenal 10th in the league, seven points adrift of the European football positions.
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