Paul Merson has beaten one Arsenal star after the Gunners' title hopes were dented at Fulham.
Mikel Arteta's were held to a 1-1 draw by the Cottagers, moving them six points ahead of Liverpool, who have played a game less.
Raul Jimenez opened the scoring after eleven minutes with an excellent strike against time and Arsenal leveled seven minutes into the second half thanks to William Saliba's second goal in a week.
The visitors thought they would score the winner when Bukayo Saka headed in late from close range, but it was disallowed as Gabriel Martinelli was offside in the build-up.
And Merson did not hesitate in his criticism of the Brazilian, claiming what he did was 'criminal'.
'In football terms, what Martinelli has done is criminal. I can't express enough that in football terms you can't be offside there,” the former Arsenal striker told Sky Sports.
'You look down the line, you have speed, he is electric, so he is not someone who has to take a meter and play on the edge.
'He can give someone a yard or two. I'll be surprised if he's not standing at the end of one of the dressing rooms in the dressing room when the manager walks in on him.
“He even knows you can see it on his face afterwards. If you look along those lines, you simply cannot be offside.'
Meanwhile, Martin Odegaard was left frustrated after Arsenal failed to gain more points from league leaders Liverpool.
'We dominated most of the match. The first half wasn't great. We were a bit sloppy and lacked energy and strength. The second half was a lot better. It's frustrating not to win,” Odegaard said.
'In the end we were close with the goal. They are a good team. They know how to defend. A sturdy block. We didn't do enough today. We have to learn from that and get back to work immediately for the next one.
'We have to focus on ourselves. The other teams don't interest us [in the title race]. We've done a lot of good things. We have to do more and put the ball in the penalty area more often.
'Maybe a bit more direct and aggressive. We could have won in the end. It's a very long way to go. We have said hundreds of times that we have to continue one match at a time.'
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