Mikel Arteta: Managers must set example after Diego Simeone’s clash in Liverpool

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta said managers have a responsibility to set an example ahead of Diego Simeone’s first match back in England after he clashed with Liverpool supporters.

Atletico Madrid boss Simeone was handed a one-match touchline ban by UEFA following chaotic scenes at the end of his side’s 3-2 defeat at Anfield in September.

Simeone admitted he regretted the incident and, speaking ahead of his side’s Champions League test against Atletico Madrid at the Emirates Stadium on Tuesday, Arteta said: “If you react in a way which is not good, we have a responsibility to be an example.

“I have done it. I have made mistakes. But I try to learn and try not to do them again.

“It is difficult (not to react) because you are defending your club, your players and small details can define at the end whether you win a match or not.

“We are there living it with high emotions and it is difficult to control. We get really emotional and we start to run with our players and celebrating goals. It is something natural and it has to be understood in a respectful way.

“From my experience over the years, I try to be a little bit calm but there are moments when it is not easy.”

Arteta will lock horns with Simeone for the first time in their group clash as the Arsenal manager aims to build on two wins for his side in Europe so far.

Arteta’s managerial style has drawn comparisons with Simeone, who is now in his 15th season in charge of the LaLiga outfit.

“Obviously he is someone that I look up to and have learned from him in many situations,” said Arteta.

“I rate him at the highest level. What he’s done since he got to Atletico has been outstanding. Not only what he has achieved but the way he’s done it – the identity he has created at the