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Hammers boss Julen Lopetegui hails Arsenal as 'the best team in the Premier League' ahead of derby clash and admits he must improve dugout behaviour after being hit with touchline ban

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Julen Lopetegui admits he must improve his behaviour towards officials after the West Ham boss was hit with a touchline ban and will miss this weekend’s huge clash with Arsenal.

The Spaniard picked up his third yellow card of the season when he over-reacted to a decision during the Hammers’ shock victory at Newcastle on Monday night, screaming in the face of the fourth official.

‘Maybe sometimes I have to improve my way to say how I feel,’ said Lopetegui. ‘I am passionate and sometimes you try to say something but how you act, you make actions with your hands, and you get yellow cards but always I try to have respect for referees, I don’t feel they treat me badly.