Mikel Arteta sends sympathy message to Pep Guardiola over ‘self hurt’ remark as Arsenal boss admits ‘each defeat is tremendous painful’

Mikel Arteta has despatched a message of sympathy to Pep Guardiola after the Manchester Metropolis supervisor mentioned he wished to ‘hurt himself’.

Following Tuesday’s 3-3 draw within the Champions League in opposition to Feyenoord, Guardiola was questioned within the press convention about scratches throughout his head and nostril.

He defined that it was attributable to his fingernail earlier than including with a smile, ‘I wish to hurt myself’.

The Man Metropolis boss took to social media on Wednesday to difficulty a press release, insisting he didn’t imply to make mild of self-harm.

Each Arteta and Guardiola are shut, Arteta having labored beneath the 53-year-old as assistant coach on the Manchester membership between 2016 and 2019.

When requested if he was involved about Guardiola, the Arsenal boss mentioned: ‘That’s one thing very private however I really feel loads of sympathy for all my colleagues as a result of I do know the job, how ruthless this trade is and the way we get judged simply by one factor — outcomes.

Guardiola made the remark when referencing how he had lower his nostril along with his fingernail throughout Man Metropolis’s midweek draw in opposition to Feyenoord

Arteta and Guardiola are shut with the Arsenal boss having labored beneath the 53-year-old as assistant coach on the Manchester membership between 2016 and 2019

‘Regardless in the event you do precisely the identical factor and the end result turns into totally different. We’ve to take care of that, I understand how tough it’s as a result of personally I’ve been by means of that lots and each defeat clearly is tremendous painful and that’s it.

‘Simply put some perspective into it like we at all times do and transfer on as a result of there’s at all times one other recreation.’

Forward of the Gunners’ match in opposition to West Ham on Saturday, Arteta additionally provided a cryptic message on Gabriel who was compelled off within the 5-1 midweek victory over Sporting Lisbon.

Gabriel has began each Premier League and Champions League match this for the north London membership, although Arteta admitted there’s a probability that the 26-year-old may very well be set to lose that document this weekend.

He mentioned: ‘We’ve to see how the boys are at the moment (in coaching). A couple of weren’t in a position to practice yesterday, however hopefully sure at the moment. We should wait and see.’

However when requested particularly about Gabriel, Arteta added: ‘Wait and see. (I am not supplying you with extra) as a result of I can’t. It’s not that I don’t wish to.’