Roy Keane accuses Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta of lacking class after hearing what he said immediately after Man City draw

Roy Keane has hit out at Mikel Arteta after comments he made following Arsenal and Manchester City’s 2-2 draw.

The Blues raced into an early lead as Erling Haaland smashed home his 100th goal for the club on Sunday, matching a Cristiano Ronaldo record in the process.

But Arsenal soon hit back and took the lead through goals from Riccardo Calafiori and Gabriel respectively.

The Gunners’ resistance eventually cracked, however, with John Stones smashing home a late leveller at the Etihad Stadium.

Controversy surrounded the encounter with Leandro Trossard being sent off for delaying the restart just moments before the half-time whistle while Arsenal’s opener was disputed by City because of Michael Oliver’s decision to summon Kyle Walker before being caught out of position for the equaliser.

Arteta was left feeling upset by referee Michael Oliver’s decision to give Trossard his marching orders and his reaction incensed pundit Keane.

“There were two incidents, very similar,” the Spaniard said in his post-match interview.

“In particular, one was very different with a different outcome that forces you to play a game that nobody wanted to watch.”

When asked about Trossard’s dismissal, Arteta added: “You can ask me, but it’s that obvious I don’t have to comment.”

The incident in question surrounds Manchester City star Jeremy Doku, who perhaps did the same by moving the ball away earlier in the half.

Keane added how Arteta didn’t need to direct his anger at the officials but more at his own players.

“Managers are coming out every week saying every decision is against them. Just come out and accept it,” the former Manchester United captain told Sky Sports.

“Deep down he’ll be satisfied with a point. Show a bit of class, manager of Arsenal. He probably deserved the red card, we reacted well and we move on.

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“That’s the end of it. Take your medicine and move on. Show a bit of class.

“Wouldn’t it be good if a manager came out after a game and just said ‘yeah, you know what he was a bit silly, it was a yellow card’.

“Every manager is coming out every week going ‘no, it wasn’t a foul, it wasn’t this, something happened five minutes earlier’.”

“Just come out and be big enough… players do daft stuff on a football pitch, come out and show a bit of class and say ‘the referee gave him a chance to send him off.

“We’re disappointed but we move on’.”