Mikel Arteta Urges Arsenal To Master The Dark Arts
Mikel Arteta has urged his Arsenal stars to use football's dark arts to their advantage because he fears it is not in their "DNA" to be nasty. Arteta wants his players to harness the ability to be more streetwise on the pitch and is training them to manipulate clashes in their favour. Arsenal midfielder Declan Rice admitted after Wednesday's 1-0 defeat at Porto in the Champions League last 16 first leg that his team need to be more "savvy". Porto slowed the game down at the Estadio do Dragao, with 36 fouls committed by both teams combined in a Champions League record for this season.