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Jamie Redknapp has insisted that Mikel Arteta has no right to moan about the decisions against Arsenal in their defeat by Tottenham, with the pundit waving away his complaints and claiming he should have been quicker with his decisions.
The top four race in the Premier League took another dramatic twist in the north London derby on Thursday night, with Spurs clinching an emphatic 3-0 victory to move just one point behind their fierce rivals with two games remaining this season.
But Arteta was left infuriated by several calls from referee Paul Tierney, with Rob Holding sent off for two clumsy challenges and a penalty awarded in the first half.
Mikel Arteta refused to speak about the officiating in Arsenal's 3-0 defeat by Tottenham
Son Heung-min netted in the second half after Harry Kane scored a double in the feisty derby
In his post-match interview, Arteta refused to go into detail on his gripes, insisting that if he shared his opinions he would be suspended for 'six months'.
He also urged the man in the middle to face the cameras to explain his controversial decisions, and said that the 'beautiful game was destroyed' as a result of his actions.
But Redknapp, speaking on Sky Sports, vehemently disagreed.
Rob Holding was sent off for two bookings, the second awarded after he clattered into Son
But Jamie Redknapp believes Arteta can have no complaints, and says he also made mistakes
'I don't understand where he's coming from in that interview,' Redknapp said. 'If you think about the decisions and what Rob Holding did, he should have got booked earlier, he should have got sent off. I don't see what his complaints are with that one.
'The penalty, he should be saying to his right back, 'what are you doing?' You've given
