“Arsenal fans need to stop moaning, there’s no referee conspiracy against them,” he told Grosvenor Sport.
"There’s no match official going, 'yeah let’s stitch up Arsenal'. You get some decisions, and you don't get some decisions – that is football.
“You can’t argue against the red cards that they’ve received. By the rules, they’ve all been dealt with correctly. William Saliba’s against Bournemouth was a last man foul; Leandro Trossard kicked the ball away at the Etihad and Declan Rice did the same against Brighton! You can’t get away from that, so to say there’s a conspiracy against them is nonsense.
“It might be harsh but that’s just football. Look at the penalty Manchester United conceded to West Ham last weekend, are you telling me there’s a conspiracy against United?
"Are United out saying there’s a conspiracy against them? It happens every game and it happens to every team, get on with it Arsenal. Just deal with it and win the game.”
Mikel Arteta's side are third in the Premier League, five points behind leaders Manchester City and go to Newcastle this Saturday lunchtime.