Arsenal were left outraged at VAR's decision to let Anthony Gordon's goal for Newcastle stand on Saturday evening.

The defeat against the Magpies ended the Gunners' unbeaten run in the Premier League and saw them lose ground in the title race.

Mikel Arteta vented his frustrations following the full-time whistle, slamming VAR and claiming the decision to allow Gordon's strike was a 'disgrace'.

Ultimately, VAR explained that there was not enough conclusive evidence to rule out the goal despite camera angles appearing to show that the ball had gone out of play prior to Gordon scoring.

VAR also looked at a potential foul in the moments after Joe Willock's cross, which saw Joelinton and Gabriel Magalhaes challenge for possession.

The two Brazilians came together - but no foul was awarded to the Arsenal defender despite Joelinton appearing to raise both arms into Gabriel's back - forcing the defender to the floor.

VAR then took a look at whether Gordon was offside when he received the ball, but again, there was no clear evidence of when the ball left Joelinton to deem whether the Newcastle attacker was in an offside position.

There were many other contentious decisions looked at by VAR during the game, including whether Bruno Guimaraes should've been sent off for an elbow on Jorginho.

Former Premier League referee Mark Clattenburg has now given his verdict on all of the decisions, including Gordon's goal.

Speaking to MailSport, Clattenburg believes the decision not to send Guimaraes off was the correct one.

"Had Stuart Attwell sent off Bruno Guimaraes and not Kai Havertz for his earlier tackle he'd have lost the respect of the players," Clattenburg said.

"Bruno didn't use his arm as a weapon, he just left it there, but a yellow would have been right.

"Regarding Gordon's goal, Clattenburg admitted that he felt the decision not to award a foul on Gabriel was incorrect, but that VAR was correct with their assessment on whether the ball had or had not gone out of play.

The former Premier League referee continued: "There wasn't a camera angle available to the VAR that could have conclusively ruled that the ball was out of play, so the on-field decision has to stand.

"The whole goal didn't feel right and if there was a moment to disallow it then it was this as Joelinton clearly pushed Gabriel," he added.

On whether Gordon was offside, Clattenburg said: "This happens a lot where players block the cameras, meaning the VAR couldn't draw the lines and conclusively rule out the goal for offside.

Again, the on-field decision has to stand.

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