Antonio Conte Names Who Is to Blame for Tottenham's Capitulation vs Arsenal in Derby

• Antonio Conte hit out at VAR after Tottenham’s derby defeat against Arsenal
• The Italian’s team went down to 10 men after Emerson Royal was sent off for an ankle challenge on Gabriel Martinelli
• Conte however felt the tackle was a yellow-card offence as his side succumbed to a 3-1 defeat

Tottenham boss Antonio Conte was thoroughly critical of the VAR process as his side fell to a crushing 3-1 defeat against Arsenal in the North London derby.

Things went from bad to worse for the visitors midway through the second half whilst trailing 2-1 when Emerson Royal was sent off for a challenge on Gabriel Martinelli.

Referee Anthony Taylor deemed the challenge dangerous and brandished a red card, much to the bemusement of Antonio Conte and Tottenham players.

Prior to the dismissal, the game was a fairly even contest, with Arsenal initially taking the lead through a Thomas Partey stunner and Tottenham striking back from the penalty spot through Harry Kane.

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Arsenal would then reclaim the lead in fortuitous manner as Gabriel Jesus pounced on a spilt ball from Hugo Lloris to give his side the lead.

After the red card, Conte resorted to damage control and Arsenal would go on to secure victory thanks to a Granit Xhaka goal.

“In England they don’t have the same line’

Speaking after the game, Conte boldly questioned the decision to dismiss Emerson, saying key decisions in England were different from Italy.

'In England, I have to be honest, it's very difficult because they don't have the same line [threshold].' He said as quoted on Daily Mail.

'Sometimes you see situations that could be a red card instead, or instead a yellow card or no yellow card. They have to work a lot about this.

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This was Tottenham’s first defeat of the season, which leaves Manchester City as the only unbeaten side after seven games of the campaign.

Meanwhile, Arsenal will certainly be top of the table for another week, regardless of how closest rivals Manchester City perform at their own derby on Sunday, October 2.