‘A beautiful game was destroyed today’ – Mikel Arteta fuming after north London derby defeat to Tottenham

Mikel Arteta was left fuming after a bruising north London derby, as Harry Kane’s penalty and Rob Holding’s sending off proved to be decisive in Arsenal’s 3-0 defeat to Tottenham. Defender Cedric was penalised for a push on Son Heung-Min for the Spurs opener, while Holding was shown a second yellow card for barging the South Korean to the ground. Ad/> “If I say what I think, I am suspended for six months so I cannot say it,” he told Sky Sports.

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Aston Villa complete permanent signing of Coutinho from Barcelona Kevin De Bruyne is so good that it's actually kind of weird — The Warm-Up Arteta hopes to have Gabriel fit for selection after being withdrawn from the pitch, and that Ben White can start the game after being an unused substitute tonight. “To take that risk in the situation the game was in didn’t make any sense [to bring White on after the sending off]. “He [Gabriel] felt something, so hopefully Ben will be fit and Gaby will recover because we don’t have enough players at the back.