As Arsenal prepare to take on Tottenham in today's North London derby, Mikel Arteta has dropped Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang for a 'disciplinary issue.'
Speaking to Sky Sports before the match, the Arsenal manager said:
"He was going to start the game, we had a disciplinary issue.
"We have drawn the line, we move on, and he is on the bench."
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Jose Mourinho aimed a cheeky dig at Arsenal ahead of this weekend's renewal of hostilities at the Emirates.
In an effort to avoid both Arsenal and Tottenham playing home Europa League games on the same night, UEFA switched Spurs' home and away legs with Dinamo Zagreb.
Instead of a trip to Croatia and back before the derby, Mourinho's charges will remain in London while the Gunners must return from Greece before tackling Spurs.
Mourinho was asked if the switch of venues worked in his side's favour, "Well on December 6th we played against Arsenal in our stadium," he replied.
"On December 3rd Arsenal played at home against Rapid Vienna. At the same time we were playing in the ice in Linz against LASK Linz. We landed in London 3am.
"Was that an advantage to Arsenal?"
Well, Tottenham won that game 2-0 courtesy of first-half goals from Son Heung-Min and Harry Kane.
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