Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has pledged his full support to Nicolas Pepe following the £72million star’s sending off away at Leeds on Sunday. Pepe was shown a red card in the Gunners’ 0-0 draw at Elland Road for headbutting Ezgjan Alioski, with Arteta labelling his actions “unacceptable” after the stalemate. Reports suggested the winger was set to hold crunch talks with Arteta this week, having forced his Arsenal team-mates to hang on for a point in what proved a close contest against Marcelo Bielsa’s men. Yet to many people’s surprise, Pepe was given another start in the north London club’s Europa League showdown with Molde on Thursday night. Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has...
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