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'I got a call from the captain asking to do that': Mikel Arteta reveals Arsenal's Black Lives Matter gesture before their friendly against Brentford was an idea from Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta revealed that the club's gesture for the Black Lives Matter movement was masterminded by star striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.

The Gunners warmed up before their friendly against Brentford at the Emirates Stadium wearing t-shirts in support of the campaigning against racial injustice, sparked by the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, USA.

The Arsenal stars wore various different shirts, with some that read: 'My skin is not a crime', 'I stand with you and 'I can't breathe' - the same words spoken by Floyd when he was being held to the ground by a police officer before he died.