Following Arsenal's Champions League victory, Porto manager Sérgio Conceição accused Mikel Arteta of insulting his family, a claim that has sparked controversy. Arteta allegedly turned to the Porto bench during the game and made remarks in Spanish that Conceição interpreted as an insult to his family. Conceição responded by saying that the person Arteta insulted is no longer alive and advised Arteta to focus on coaching his team. The incident led to a tense altercation between Arteta and Conceição, with words exchanged between the two benches. Arsenal, however, has denied the allegations, stating that Arteta did not use insulting language towards Conceição. When asked about the accusations, Arteta replied, 'No comment. Thanks very much,' and Arsenal club sources have firmly denied any offensive or insulting sentence towards the Porto manager.
Porto manager Sergio Conceicao has accused Mikel Arteta of insulting his family during Arsenal's win over his side in the Champions League. The Arsenal boss has denied any wrongdoing. https://t.co/6VYStJFhqC
Porto manager Sergio Conceicao has accused Mikel Arteta of insulting his family during Arsenal's win over his side in the Champions League. The Arsenal boss has denied any wrongdoing. https://t.co/OlxvFNtGAS
Porto coach Conceicao says Arteta insulted his family https://t.co/Y9mPKbjMze https://t.co/JCGiIDyahy
🔴⚪️ “No comment. Thanks very much”, this was the reply by Mikel Arteta when asked about Conceição’s strong accusations. Arsenal club sources have firmly denied any offensive or insulting sentence towards the Porto manager. https://t.co/Tx2oTXHlB1
Arsenal have denied Mikel Arteta used insulting language towards Sergio Conceicao following allegations from the Porto boss https://t.co/XGsZsRForm https://t.co/kqFIacgUud
Mikel Arteta was accused of “disrespecting” the family of Porto manager Sergio Conceicao amid angry scenes at the end of Arsenal’s Champions League victory. #AFC | #UCL
🚨 Porto manager Sérgio Conceiçao: “Arteta turned to the bench during the game and insulted my family in Spanish”. “I told him that the person he insulted is no longer among us”. “Let him worry about training his team, which has more than enough quality to play a lot better”. https://t.co/CN4gQ9BuQB
Conceicao says during the game, Arteta "insulted my family" in Spanish.
Mikel Arteta involved in tense altercation with FC Porto manager after Arsenal win https://t.co/a2w60Eq0yY
Words exchanged between the two benches here. Arteta furious at more time wasting from Porto.