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Mikel Arteta was appointed Arsenal manager in December 2019
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Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta says he will continue to freely air his views on refereeing decisions despite facing a Football Association charge.<\/p>\n

Arteta is waiting to see if he faces punishment for comments after\u00a0Arsenal\u2019s 1-0 defeat by Newcastle\u00a0on 4 November.<\/p>\n

He called the Video Assistant Referee\u2019s decision to not overturn Anthony Gordon\u2019s winner\u00a0\u201can absolute disgrace\u201d.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI am going to speak. I think you have to be yourself and as a leader you have to be authentic,\u201d Arteta said.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou cannot be someone you are not and this is who I am.\u201d<\/p>\n

Arteta, 41, has formally submitted his thoughts to the FA in relation to his comments over Gordon\u2019s 64th-minute goal, which ended Arsenal\u2019s unbeaten start in the Premier League.<\/p>\n

There were three VAR checks \u2013 to see if the ball went out of play, if there was a foul and if there was an offside \u2013 which all came back in Newcastle\u2019s favour.<\/p>\n

Speaking at a news conference on Friday before their match at Brentford, the Gunners boss cited the importance of freedom of speech and said he believes communication will improve refereeing standards.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have [sent our observations to the FA] and we will try to give our point and the reasons why and there\u2019s not a lot I can comment on,\u201d Arteta added.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you get asked to give your observation you have to do it in the right way and there\u2019s a process in place to do that.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is good that we are communicating and we all want to improve the game. Referees, managers, officials, sporting directors, journalists, we all want a better game.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo get a better game we need freedom of speech, respectfully and in a constructive way, but we have to promote that.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is good that they are talking in front of the media about decisions because it brings clarity.\u201d<\/p>\n

Third-placed Arsenal travel to Brentford at 17:30 GMT on Saturday.<\/p>\n

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