Mikel Arteta
Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta stormed out of his post-match interview after his side's 1-1 draw against Manchester United
Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta stormed out of his post-match interview after his side's 1-1 draw at Manchester United on Sunday after appearing to be agitated by the line of questioning.
The Gunners lost further ground on Premier League leaders Liverpool after the result at Old Trafford and the Spaniard looked frustrated after appearing for his media obligations.
Arteta was repeatedly pressed on Arsenal's defensive wall before Bruno Fernandes' opener from a free kick and was then asked if he could excuse the players for failing to beat an under-par United side amid their injury crisis.
A visibly irritated Arteta replied: "I will defend my players all the time because the will to win, there is no question about that. But in those moments, we have to be better as a team. That's it."
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Sky Sports reporter Patrick Davison then asked about Arsenal not signing a new forward in January and if Arteta had any regrets.
Arteta hit back: "No, no. It's not about that," before attempting to walk out of the interview.
Davison then tried to stop Arteta from storming off as he said: "Mikel - one more? I have to ask you about the title race because it's 15 points now. Is that too much?"
Arteta refused to answer and instead brushed past Davison to end the interview abruptly.
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