Arteta lashes out at Pepe after purple card towards 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 purple card following a VAR assessment.

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

“The first half there were two different periods. The game broke a bit, we started to give the ball away and led to them having the space to break. The second half it was a matter of defending well and staying patient and using the pace of our players in the space they were leaving.”