Arsene Wenger says Video Assistant Referees are required in the Premier League.
This was after the Gunners were denied victory at West Brom by a controversial late penalty.
Alexis Sanchez's free-kick deflected in off the back of James McClean to put the Gunners in the lead.
But Mike Dean awarded the Baggies a penalty late after Kieran Gibbs' cross hit Calum Chambers' arm from point-blank range.
"What can we do? We can talk and talk but it doesn't change," Wenger told Sky Sports.
"The Premier League doesn't face the problem, not with the schedule and not with the referees. Years ago, the referees turned professional but the level doesn't go up.
"In my opinion, yes, it is 100 per cent wrong. It is difficult to accept. It is not the first time, but it is best not to talk about it. We just have to deal with it."
VAR technology will be used for the first time in a competitive match in England when Crystal Palace and Brighton and Hove Albion face each other in the FA Cup next month.
Wenger was in no doubt that VAR would have spared his team, adding: "I think it will make a difference. We want to be the best league in the world so it is time to use it. Other leagues do."
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