Mikel Arteta insists he ‘100 per cent’ backs his players’ version of Sunday’s fracas against Liverpool, which sparked an investigation by the FA.
Referee Michael Oliver spoke to both Arteta and Jurgen Klopp towards the end of Arsenal’s fractious 3-2 win, following a furious row involving players from both sides.
Jordan Henderson and Gabriel Magalhaes were at the centre of the argument.
It is understood the referee made the managers aware of something a player was alleged to have said to an opponent. Oliver took further observations from the players involved, too.