Arsenal coach Mikel Arteta said a 1-0 loss to Inter Milan in the Champions League on Wednesday was “very, very difficult to accept” after two penalty decisions went against his team. The only goal of the game came just before halftime after Inter was awarded a penalty when a free kick into the area skimmed off Mehdi Taremi and onto Mikel Merino’s outstretched arm,

"We should have scored a couple at least but the way the team played, that was us at least," Arteta said after the 1-0 loss in Milan. "The way we played tonight, the team can go to Chelsea and win."

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Mikel Arteta was left frustrated by two controversial calls in Arsenal's 1-0 loss to Inter Milan, insisting his side "100 per cent" deserved a penalty.

Credit: UEFA. A furious Mikel Arteta described Arsenal's defeat against Inter Milan as "very, very difficult to accept" - and said his side should have been awarded a penalty after Mikel Merino was "punched" in the head.