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Gunners' fans are still furious over Brentford's equaliser against Arsenal in the Premier League over the weekend, despite an apology from the Professional Game Match Officials.
Arsenal were dealt a soft blow in the title race this season after going two Premier League games without a victory for the first time this season.
Mikel Arteta’s men fell to a shock defeat away at Everton a week ago, before dropping points at the Emirates to Brentford after being held to a 1-1 draw by Thomas Frank's side.
In an encounter that has since been marred by controversy after it emerged that VAR official Lee Mason made a glaring error during the check on Ivan Toney's late equaliser.
Christian Norgaard was in an offside position when he assisted Toney’s header, but Mason forgot to draw the relevant lines and as a result the goal was wrongly allowed to stand, allowing defending champions Man City close the gap on the Londoners to three points following their 3-1 win against Aston Villa on Sunday.
PGMOL issue apology over Brentford equaliser
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The Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL) had confirmed they were "thoroughly reviewing" the errors that led to Ivan Toney's goal being allowed to stand, as well as Crystal Palace's wrongly disallowed goal against Brighton.
Both the Gunners and the Seagulls have been contacted by referees chief Howard Webb and a statement from the group has since been released.
"PGMOL can confirm its Chief Refereeing Officer Howard Webb has contacted both Arsenal and Brighton to acknowledge and explain the significant errors in the VAR process in their respective Premier League fixtures on Saturday.
"Both incidents, which were due to human error and related to the analysis of offside situations, are being thoroughly reviewed by PGMOL." the statement read.
Social Media Reactions to PGMOL statement
However, despite the statement from the professional body, Arsenal fans are still furious after they were denied crucial points in the title race.
Here’s how the Gunners fans have reacted on social media:
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