Arteta lashes out at Pepe after red card against Leeds

Arsenal supervisor, Mikel Arteta, has labelled Nicolas Pepe’s conduct “unacceptable”, after he was despatched off of their 0-0 draw with Leeds United on Sunday.

Pepe was handed simply his second begin within the Premier League however did not take his probability.

The Ivory Coast worldwide headbutted Ezgjan Alioski, leaving referee Antony Taylor no probability however to point out him a crimson card following a VAR evaluate.

Talking after the sport, Arteta mentioned: “Contemplating how early we obtained Pepe despatched off we have now to take it. I by no means like a draw however within the circumstances, it’s a degree. It’s unacceptable.

“The primary half there have been two totally different durations. The sport broke a bit, we began to offer the ball away and led to them having the area to interrupt. The second half it was a matter of defending effectively and staying affected person and utilizing the tempo of our gamers within the area they had been leaving.”