Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta gave an unusual answer when quizzed over Mateo Guendouzi's absence from this evening's game at Southampton. The Frenchman avoided a ban for grabbing Neal Maupay around the throat in the aftermath of the Gunners' 2-1 defeat to Brighton on Sunday. Guendouzi was a firm favourite of former boss Unai Emery but has been completely left out of Arteta's squad for tonight's trip to the South Coast, after another troubling incident. And the Spaniard is dealing with the player behind the scenes, labelling the decision to axe the 19-year-old as 'squad management' 'Squad management,' the Arsenal boss vaguely replied when asked why Guendouzi wasn't involved. Matteo Guendouzi...
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