Arsenal have been charged by the FA over player conduct following their feisty Premier League game against Manchester City on New Year's Day.
It is alleged that Arsenal failed to ensure its players conducted themselves in an orderly fashion during the 59th minute and the club has until Friday to respond.
Tempers flared just before the hour mark of the New Year's Day clash at the Emirates after a frantic five minutes saw City equalise from the penalty spot after a controversial VAR review, before Nathan Ake heroically cleared the ball off the line.
Moments later, Arsenal defender Gabriel Magalhaes cynically fouled City striker Gabriel Jesus on the halfway line and referee Stuart Atwell brandished a second yellow card in the Brazilian's direction, resulting in his sending off.
Arsenal stars were seen swarming the referee following his decision, with emotions running high in north London. City star Rodri bagged a last-gasp winner to take all three points for the league leaders.
Now the FA have charged the Gunners with a breach of its rules relating to player conduct, and Mikel Arteta's side have until Friday to respond to the charge.
The Gunners bemoaned their lack of fortune following their heartbreaking defeat by Pep Guardiola's side, with goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale expressing his frustrations with 'inconsistent' refereeing decisions.
Arsenal were denied a penalty after Ederson appeared to haul down Martin Odegaard, and Ramsdale questioned why Atwell was not advised to consult the pitchside monitor on that incident.
He told BT Sport: 'I am basing it on both penalties - the inconsistency of going to the screen, the referee might have ruled it out straight away when he looked at it. But it is the fact he went to look at it.
'Both in real time he said no penalty, but only gets told to look at one. Theirs was soft for me but he gets told to look and has given it.
'I am at the other end of the pitch for our penalty shout. The goalkeeper comes out with his foot and he either catches him or the ball. The Bernardo one, he stood him up and it got given. Penalties are penalties, but for us it is getting told to look at the screen.
'Both penalties, I don't know why the referee is told to see one and not the other. It is there for a reason, go and use it. The whole point is to help the game out, in real time it didn't look like one and slow it down on a screen and it is given.'
Ameme225
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This is now personal to the mighty gunners, Arsenal were clearly robbed off there deserving win. Why were The gunner’s clear penalty choked off while Bernardo Silva’s dive allowed to stand? I think man city gave out a brown envelope somewhere
Govt99
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FA trying to make it look like it isn't a robbery 👌
Beautifulboy
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Arsenal played a beautiful game that day against Man City. They really surprised me. They were just unlucky.
Yokoprstu
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I’m actually not an arsenal fan, but I can courageously say with confidence that the referee was biased. In fact, he really deserves a proper word than the word “bias” simply b’cos as a good referee your duty is to conduct a Fairplay game not to give preferential treatment to anyone. Mr referee Remember Your job is more or less like a police officer, you’re to maintain peace on the pitch not to create a fight if you don’t know then I’m telling you that’s your profession. ‘Coz your actions, behavior and attitude tell that you were in favor of Man City. Surprisingly I’m sad and disappointed with FA as well by coming out to say Arsenal has been charged, for what offense? No wonder there hasn’t been peace on earth. If women can play football these days that really indicates the game isn’t soft. I’ll say this particular game was a broad daylight robbery. For FA to come out to charge arsenal automatically means the final decision was even made behind closed doors before the game started. Such conduct must stop it's becoming too appalling pls.