A upset Mikel Arteta rumbled that a controversial second half of Everton penalty allocated by Myles Lewis-Skelly had wrongly injured the crumbling title heap of Arsenal.
The 1-1 draw leaves Liverpool and requires only 11 points of their remaining eight matches with Fulham today-to guarantee the Premier League title today.
Leandro Trossard brought the Gunners 34 minutes ahead before Everton equalized a minute in the second half by the penalty of Iliman Ndiaye, which was admitted by Lewis-Skelly.
The 18-year-old caught the attention of referee Darren England after he had taken Jack Harrison in the second half in the area.
Repetitions showed that both men had grabbed their hands on each other's shirt, but Lewis-Skelly was supposed to have violated the line when England had awarded a penalty.
The call was checked by the VAR Stuart Attwell that remained with the call.
Arteta said: 'The referee decides to give a penalty that changes the course of the game. I am here to give my opinion, and after I have seen it 15 times, in my opinion there is no way that a fine.
“Because if it is, (Jake) must be out of O'Brien and Everton has to play with 10 men.”
When asked about Liverpool's 11 -point lead in the table, Arteta replied: 'Credit to Liverpool for winning the way they win their football matches. There is no doubt about a reflection of what happened today and what was really relevant to the score, there is no doubt that they had nothing.
“But clearly that (fine) completely changes the momentum and the result.”
David Moyes continued to praise the exhibition on his part, with Everton driving closer to their safety of relegation.
“The players here have a great resilience,” he said.
'They stick to it, they are very dedicated. We were all disappointed and angry in the break because we started slowly and slowly and made a mistake. Tactically we have made a change to how we were going to press Arsenal. We got a little better in the second half and could get a point. '
When asked whether the point of yesterday means that the toffees, who now have 35 points, are safe for relegation, added Moyes: 'Mathematical, we are not yet safe, but I hope to visit the (new) stadium this week, which would indicate that we are pretty close.
'I want us to continue to prepare for Premier League football. I know I have a little to do and hope I don't speak too quickly. '
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