Gary Neville criticized Mikel Arteta for allegedly inflaming accusations of referee bias against Arsenal, particularly following threats made against referee Michael Oliver. After a controversial red card decision in favor of Arsenal was overturned, Arteta expressed his frustration, inadvertently inciting a wave of social media backlash. Neville noted that while his own team also criticized referees, the current landscape of social media amplifies players' comments, making claims of corruption more prevalent. He remarked that in the past, such criticisms didn't lead to the same level of public outrage or threats against officials.
"When we were playing back in the day and doing similar things with referees, we weren't inflaming what would be a case of corruption on social media."
"They [Arsenal fans] use language like corruption, which means they think he's getting paid and bought off - which is obviously not the case."
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