Mikel Arteta should ‘take his medicine’ and accept referees’ decisions rather than implying every one goes against Arsenal.

That’s the take of Manchester United legend Roy Keane, who believes the Gunners’ manager should have ‘shown a bit of class’ after picking up a draw at the Etihad on Sunday.

Arteta implied he wasn’t impressed with the officials

Keane wasn’t sure Arteta’s complaints were warrantedSky Sports

Arsenal led Manchester City 2-1 going into added time of the extra half despite being down to 10 men from half time onwards. Leandro Trossard had been given a second yellow and sent off for kicking the ball away to delay the restart after he fouled Bernardo Silva.

It’s the same offence Declan Rice received a one-game ban for after their 1-1 draw with Brighton.

Man City finally got their equaliser in the eighth minute of added time through John Stones – and Arteta appeared to allude he wasn’t impressed with the officials for sending off another of his players.

“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 said: “You can ask me, but it’s that obvious I don’t have to comment.”

But Keane doesn’t believe Arteta didn’t need to take his frustration out on the officials.

Speaking on Sky Sports after the final whistle, he said: “Managers are coming out every week saying every decision is against them. Just come out and accept it. 

“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.

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

Arsenal fans on social media pointed to a moment Jeremy Doku kicked the ball away to try to highlight the unfair treatment their side receive.

Trossard was dismissed for kicking the ball away after City were awarded a free-kick having already been bookedGetty

However, Doku had appeared to move the ball into the position Arsenal were taking their free kick from, as it had originally been too far up the pitch, which may be why he wasn’t booked.

Of course, Arteta isn’t the only manager to have been vocal about refereeing decisions in the Premier League.

But Keane believes that not every incident needs to be fiercely criticised, and managers need to do better to demonstrate that.

He continued: “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’.”