Arsenal deny Mikel Arteta insulted Porto manager Sergio Conceicao’s family after dramatic Champions League shootout

David Raya was the hero after saving two spot kicks as Arsenal beat Porto 4-2 on penalties to make the Champions League quarter-finals; Porto boss Sergio Conceicao was involved with an altercation on the pitch with Mikel Arteta at the end of the game

Sergio Conceicao accused Mikel Arteta of insulting his family

 

Arsenal sources have denied Mikel Arteta insulted Porto manager Sergio Conceicao’s family in the aftermath of the Gunners’ dramatic penalty shootout win in the last 16 of the Champions League.

 

Conceicao was involved with an altercation on the pitch with Arteta at the end of the game, and gave a terse explanation of what was said.

“During the game, [Arteta] turned to the bench and in Spanish – it must be a Spanish coach thing because it was the same thing with [Pep] Guardiola – he insulted my family,” he said.

 

Arsenal is through to quarter finals.

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