Mikel Arteta has spoken of his “love and respect” for Pep Guardiola and his Manchester City staff after being asked to clarify his comments on the club. It concluded a week of fall-out from Sunday’s ill-tempered 2-2 draw between City and Arsenal,

Pep Guardiola hit back at Mikel Arteta after the Arsenal boss claimed to have inside "information" of Manchester City amid "dark arts" furore.

Mikel Arteta has responded to Pep Guardiola’s request to speak more clearly, by trying to squash the story of discontent between the two managers.Arsenal’s Spanish manager Mikel Arteta (L) hugs