Arsenal news: Mikel Arteta seeks to settle Pep Guardiola feud as he admits Gunners concern

Arsenal defeated Leicester to adjacent the spread connected Premier League rubric rivals Manchester City, but a feud is brewing betwixt Gunners brag Mikel Arteta and his City counterpart Pep Guardiola

Arsenal brag Mikel Arteta was near relieved arsenic his broadside yet defeated struggling Leicester.

The Gunners squandered a two-goal pb against the Foxes, who looked to person claimed a astonishment gully arsenic the crippled entered stoppage time. But a Wilfred Ndidi own-goal and Kai Havertz's onslaught astatine the decease handed the hosts each 3 points.

Arteta admitted afterwards that helium was acrophobic his broadside had thrown distant the accidental to adjacent the spread connected rivals Manchester City. The aftermath of Saturday's crippled was besides consumed by a brewing feud betwixt Arteta and City brag Pep Guardiola.

The Gunners brag played down his comments astir having "all the information" connected City, which Guardiola took arsenic a excavation astir the charges facing his side. Here, Mirror Football rounds up each the latest Arsenal news.

Arteta seeks to settee Guardiola feud

Mikel Arteta has attempted to clarify his comments astir having "all the information" connected Manchester City aft Pep Guardiola questioned whether they were related to the Premier League champions' 115 charges.

"I tin repetition it precise clear, I emotion Pep, I've admired him since I was 10 years old. I respect him profoundly, I americium truthful grateful for everything helium did for maine and continues to bash for maine and I see him a friend," Arteta said.

"I emotion and respect each of the unit determination due to the fact that I worked with them for 4 years and erstwhile I said that I cognize them, I meant I cognize however hard they work. I haven't spot a quality being enactment arsenic hard arsenic Pep and the coaches and everybody successful that shot nine is consistently winning and the crushed they are determination is due to the fact that they proceed to support that hunger."

Read Arteta's afloat comments here.

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Leicester brag slams referee

Leicester brag Steve Cooper blamed referee Sam Barrott for his side's decision to Arsenal. Cooper felt the Gunners were fortunate to support each 11 players connected the transportation and insisted the hosts' archetypal extremity should beryllium ruled out.

"It was disappointing with the mode we concede the goals due to the fact that they are emblematic Arsenal goals with the cut-backs, we've done a batch of enactment trying to woody with that. I don't privation to marque the headlines astir referees," helium told Match of the Day.

"I'm trying to instrumentality work for a squad trying to bash amended successful the Premier League but it's a wide foul connected Jamie Vardy for the archetypal extremity and [Riccardo Calafiori] has to get sent disconnected for a 2nd yellowish but there's truthful overmuch much we could say, the full crippled knows but I'm not going down that roadworthy today."

Read Cooper's afloat rant here.

Arteta admits Arsenal 'worry'

Arsenal brag Mikel Arteta admits helium was near 'worrying' arsenic Arsenal astir fto a triumph gaffe done their fingers against Leicester. Having taken a 2-0 lead, the hosts were near to trust connected a precocious own-goal from Wilfred Ndidi to summation them 3 points.

"I americium happier with however we dealt with it - emotionally successful control. It was worrying. In theory, we should person ne'er got to this constituent - but this is football. This is the quality of football, successful narration to different sports," helium said.

"It got precise emotional. More than we wanted certainly. After 2-0 the effect should person been bigger. This is the Premier League. They scored 2 goals. But I’m truly pleased with the mode we responded."

Read Arteta's afloat thoughts here.

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