Arsenal head coach Mikel Arteta insists he did not axe Matteo Guendouzi from the squad at Southampton to send the player a message following his recent antics. The Gunners ran out 2-0 winners against 10-man Saints as goals from Eddie Nketiah and Joe Willock earned Arteta's side their first points since the Premier League season resumed. Guendouzi was conspicuous by his absence from the 20 Arsenal players who made the trip to St Mary's. Arteta insisted Guendouzi's absence was not a punishment (Andrew Matthews/PA) The 21-year-old midfielder surprisingly escaped a Football Association charge having grabbed Neal Maupay by the throat at the full-time whistle in Saturday's defeat at Brighton....
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