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Gary Neville has responded to Mikel Arteta's claims that his side were 'scandalously' denied two penalties by suggesting it would have in fact been a scandal had Arsenal been awarded a penalty for a handball at the death.
Arteta appeared frustrated on the touchline for much of the evening as Newcastle successfully frustrated his side throughout, denying them the chance to stretch their lead at the top of the Premier League to 10 points as they held the hosts to a 0-0 stalemate.
Speaking to Sky Sports after the game, Arteta was open about his frustrations - laying bare to the reporter his grievances over the decisions he felt his team were denied.
Mikel Arteta was furious that his side were not awarded two 'scandalous' penalties on Tuesday
The Arsenal boss was frequently protesting decisions throughout the affair at the Emirates
'Extremely proud of my players,' he said. 'The way we played, dominated the game, tried and continued to control the game.
'We needed that spark in the final third. We had so many situations. And when had two scandalous penalties.
'There were two penalties. It's very simple. I'm talking about what I've seen. It was two scandalous penalties I'm so proud of the work we have done.
Gary Neville disagreed with Mikel Arteta that his side were 'scandalously' denied two penalties
Arsenal's players surrounded the referee at the death as they felt they should have been awarded a penalty for handball
'I think we lacked an extra touch or movement to finish these chances in this game.'
However, asked to provide his two cents on the handball, Neville went completely the
