Arsenal dressing room stance on Man City frustrations as 'leaked' messages reveals true feelings

The Arsenal squad are reportedly revelling in the belief that they got under Manchester City's skin following a heated draw at the weekend. The Gunners were moments away from an illustrious away win until John Stones netted a 98th-minute equaliser.

The strike ignited late bust-ups involving Erling Haaland and Gabriel Magalhaes before post-match scuffles reflecting the intense nature of the clash broke out. Post-game reactions have not been kind to Arsenal, with Bernardo Silva criticising their game plan and Pep Guardiola airing his displeasures.

However, far from being perturbed, it seems the Gunners relished having 'rattled' the reigning champions, turning the tense aftermath into locker-room banter. According to the MailOnline, the Arsenal squad teased each other about City's irritation, with texts flying around one player allegedly said: "They are fuming!!"

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The reaction didn't stop at Bernardo; both Stones and Manuel Akanji took aim at Arsenal's controversial approach, with the former branding Arteta's tactics as 'dirty'. In response to the fallout, the normally composed Guardiola is now looking to extinguish the fires of frustration.

The City boss claimed that he had reached out to Arteta in the wake of their tempestuous encounter. Guardiola said: "The opponents can play how they want to, it's up to us to handle them. With Mikel, we texted each other. The relationship, it doesn't change.

"If they decide to play in that way, it's more than perfect. It's fine. I wasn't able to do that, but they were brilliant. It's about