Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has despatched a cultured message to Pep Guardiola after the Manchester Metropolis supervisor mentioned he needed to ‘hurt’ himself.
Guardiola was noticed with facial cuts after Metropolis threw away a 3-0 lead within the Champions League to Feyenoord on Tuesday night time to attract 3-3.
‘Yeah, [it’s from] my finger… with my nail,’ Guardiola mentioned in his post-match press convention. ‘I wish to hurt myself.’
The Metropolis supervisor, below stress after six video games and not using a win, confronted a backlash and later insisted he didn’t ‘intend to make gentle’ of self-harm.
Arteta has at all times remained shut with Guardiola, having labored as his No.2 at Metropolis earlier than he took the Arsenal job in 2019.
The Arsenal supervisor was requested on Friday if he was involved about Guardiola and mentioned: ‘That’s one thing very private.
‘However I really feel a variety of sympathy for my colleagues, I do know the job, I understand how ruthless this trade is and I understand how we get judged by only one factor which is outcomes.
‘I understand how tough it’s as a result of personally I’ve been via that rather a lot and each defeat is tremendous painful.
‘Simply put some perspective on it like we at all times do and transfer on as a result of there may be at all times one other sport.’
Metropolis return to motion on Sunday with a showdown in opposition to Premier League title rivals Liverpool at Anfield.
Forward of that match, Guardiola posted on Instagram: ‘I used to be caught off guard with a query on the finish of a press convention a couple of scratch which had appeared on my face and defined {that a} sharp fingernail had by chance prompted this.
‘My reply was under no circumstances meant to make gentle of the very critical problem of self-harm.
‘I do know that many individuals wrestle with psychological well being points each day and I want to take this second to spotlight one of many methods in individuals can search assist, by calling the Samaritans hotline on 116 123 or emailing jo@samaritans.org.’
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