Arsenal ‘DENY that Mikel Arteta insulted Sergio Conceicao’s household’ after the Porto boss furiously confronted him on the pitch following the Gunners’ Champions League penalty shootout win TERMAN WEBSITE

Arsenal have strenuously denied that Mikel Arteta insulted the household of Porto boss Sergio Conceicao throughout Tuesday evening’s Champions League conflict on the Emirates Stadium.

The Gunners edged into the quarter-finals for the primary time in 14 years after beating their Portuguese opponents 4-2 on penalties, however the win was overshadowed by Conceicao’s post-match declare.

Having furiously confronted Arteta on the pitch within the quick aftermath of the penalty shootout, Conceicao made the accusation in his press convention. 

He advised reporters: ‘The consequence was injust. Our staff deserved to undergo. What Arteta stated, in direction of the bench in Spanish, he insulted my household. He ought to concentrate on coaching his staff.’

Arteta performed down the row and refused to touch upon the matter, however Arsenal sources have now denied that Arteta made any offensive or insulting feedback in direction of Conceicao in the course of the match, as reported by Sky Sports activities.

Sergio Conceicao furiously confronted Mikel Arteta and accused him of insulting his household

Arteta tried to minimize the row and Arsenal have reportedly denied that he insulted Conceicao

Arsenal triumphed on penalties to achieve the quarter-finals, however the win has been overshadowed by Conceicao’s allegation

It’s not the primary time that Conceicao has accused a Premier League supervisor of insulting him in a Champions League encounter.

Thomas Tuchel was alleged to have advised him to ‘f*** off’ after Chelsea and Porto’s gamers and workers clashed following a quarter-final tie in 2021.

That accusation additionally got here after Porto had been knocked out of the Champions League and was labelled as ‘full nonsense’ by the Blues.

Having shortly moved on from the Conceicao row, Arteta most well-liked to concentrate on the positives from Tuesday evening as he hailed a ‘magical evening’ for his staff and praised the Emirates crowd for getting his aspect over the road.

Former Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel was accused of telling Conceicao to ‘f*** off’ again in 2021

‘It was a magical evening. It was what we anticipated in opposition to a troublesome opponent, who have been rather well organised,’ he stated.

‘We scored a phenomenal objective. That’s an enormous expertise for us, we wanted penalties and we ready effectively of that.

‘We discovered a means, I can see how a lot they wish to win. How a lot they have been sacrificing. While you play like, this ultimately it’s going to go your means.

‘I’ve most likely not skilled an environment like that on the Emirates, it was wonderful from the begin to to the top. Enormous thanks to them and at the moment I assumed they impacted the sport.’