Mikel Arteta has stood by his VAR outburst following Arsenal's loss at Newcastle on Saturday.

The Gunners lost 1-0 at St James' Park on Saturday — their first Premier League defeat of the campaign — after Anthony Gordon's controversial winner was allowed to stand despite being checked on three separate counts.

Arteta labelled it "embarrassing" and "a disgrace" that the goal was given before Arsenal issued a statement on Sunday supporting their manager's forthright views.

Asked on Tuesday if he would have done anything differently, the Spaniard replied: "It is my duty to stand in front of you, to stand in front of the cameras, and give a very clear and honest assessment of the game.

"And this is what I did, reflect very openly on how I felt that the team played and how the game was conditioned by these results with the decisions that were made. It is my duty.

"My duty is to be defending my players, supporting my club, defending my people in the best possible way and this is what I am going to do, time after time.

"I do it, not the way I feel, [but] with the evidence and being as clear as possible. And I always do it. 

"When we play real I need to say it, when we have lost, to take responsibility. It is the way that I am and I have to defend my club."

Arteta also suggested it is the duty of managers to discuss VAR and the issues it is currently presenting within the game.

He added: "If you guys and everyone watching football are there, we have to give our opinion in an honest way and clear.

"Don't talk about other things. Be very clear and respectful, but clear and honest and value what we have.

"We have to talk loudly. If you have a problem and you put it in your drawer, the problem is in the drawer and it's going to stink at some point. 

"If you have a problem, let's talk about it, try to improve it. That's what we are trying to do. Nothing else."