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Three games without a win in the Premier League has seen their title challenge falter as they now sit seven points behind leaders Liverpool.
And now, their strong form in Europe has also taken a hit as they suffered their first loss in this season’s Champions League to Inter at the San Siro.
They will understandably feel aggreived they came away with nothing to show for a battling second-half display, with a controversial penalty on the stroke of half-time proving decisive.
Arsenal’s Mikel Merino was punished for handball, despite there being little he could do to get out of the way of a flick-on from a corner.
But it wasn’t the only decision that frustrated Gunners boss Mikel Arteta, who also felt Merino had been punched by Inter goalkeeper Yann Sommer when he tried to claim a cross.
“We were very harshly done by in the sense that is obvious – both penalties,” Arteta told TNT Sports.
“If you are going to give a penalty, the other one has to be because he punches him in the head.
“There is no deflection, nothing you can do in the box, so can he get away from it? If he is going to give that the other has to be 100% a penalty.”
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