The Aporia · Mikel Arteta responds to Sir Alex Ferguson comparison as Arsenal manager admits to 'mistakes'

Mikel Arteta, the manager of Arsenal, addressed criticism over his response to referee decisions during a press conference. He admitted to making mistakes but emphasized his commitment to defending his club and providing fair opinions in discussions about officiating errors. The article focuses on Arteta's defense of his actions following an incident where Arsenal was criticized for how they handled a controversial penalty decision involving player Ezri Konsa, and the club’s subsequent apology to Manchester United over another refereeing call.

Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-20, using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the same event (that is the story summary below).

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Mikel Arteta, manager of Arsenal, addressed questions regarding his team’s penalty against Ezri Konsa and responded to criticism after the Pro Referee Organization issued an apology to Manchester United for missing an offside call on Erling Haaland's winning goal in a recent match. Arteta admitted that he might make mistakes but vowed to strive for fairness, emphasizing his role in defending Arsenal and aiding its players. He also highlighted the importance of open dialogue to improve the game, stressing that such discussions should remain private to maintain integrity.

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“While both articles refer to Mikel Arteta's reaction to a penalty call against Arsenal and his comparison to Sir Alex Ferguson, they describe different stages of the incident—one during or immediately after the game, the other in a later response or press conference.”

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“The articles describe different aspects of Arteta's involvement and responses to criticism or poor performance, not the same specific incident at a particular time.”

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That came after the organisation issued an apology to Manchester United on Sunday for not ruling out Erling Haaland's winner in the Manchester derby for offside.

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🔮 "I will make mistakes, sometimes, but I will try to be as fair as possible.

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Mikel Arteta responds to Sir Alex Ferguson comparison as Arsenal manager admits to 'mistakes' · assertive framing

Arteta described the decision to award a penalty against Ezri Konsa as "unacceptable". asserted

Arteta → describe → Konsa

He insisted the contact had been initiated by a "judo roll" from Dan Ballard. asserted

contact → insist → Ballard

Responding to that, Arteta said: "No, I'm here to try to give my opinion. " asserted

I → respond → opinion

In order to do so, obviously, you guys ask some questions and we need to respond in the most direct and fair way. asserted

we → ask → way

"I will make mistakes, sometimes, but I will try to be as fair as possible. asserted

I → make → mistakes

We discuss many topics in this room, very important all of them. asserted

We → discuss → them

We have a space to talk, give our opinions, have discussions, have personal conversations. asserted

We → have → conversations

It's everybody's duty to try and improve the game and that's what we are here for. asserted

we → try → what

That came after the organisation issued an apology to Manchester United on Sunday for not ruling out Erling Haaland's winner in the Manchester derby for offside. asserted

organisation → come → offside

"These are conversations that will remain private, as they should and they have to keep it that way," Arteta said when asked what Pro Ref had told Arsenal. asserted

Ref → remain → Arsenal

It's just agreeing that the decision should have been different or not, maybe they have a different opinion. asserted

they → agree → opinion

Mikel Arteta responds to Sir Alex Ferguson comparison as Arsenal manager admits to 'mistakes'

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