Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta tells Tottenham midfielder Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg to shush during pre-season friendly after clash on touchline

  • Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta clashed with Tottenham's Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg 
  • Arteta was angry after Hojbjerg almost caught him when sliding for the ball 
  • Hojbjerg responded by telling Arteta to get back into his technical area 
  • Arteta then made the shush gesture with the pair having exchanged words

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta clashed with Tottenham midfielder Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg during Sunday's pre-season friendly.

Hojbjerg slid to attempt to keep the ball in play but ended up almost catching Arteta.

After Hojbjerg told Arteta to get back into his technical area the Arsenal boss responded by telling the Tottenham player to stop talking by making the shush gesture.

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta clashed with Tottenham's Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg during a friendly

 Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta clashed with Tottenham's Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg during a friendly

Hojbjerg told Arteta to return to his technical area and the Spaniard made the shush gesture

Hojbjerg told Arteta to return to his technical area and the Spaniard made the shush gesture 

The pair exchanged words, with Arsenal midfielder Granit Xhaka coming across to intervene.

The Tottenham supporters in attendance expressed their frustration with Arteta by booing him. 

The pair continued to exchange words as the rivalry continued despite it being a friendly

The pair continued to exchange words as the rivalry continued despite it being a friendly

Tottenham prevailed 1-0 at home to the Gunners, with Son Heung-min scoring the only goal of the game in the 79th minute.

Despite it being a friendly there were still some rather forceful challenges during the north London derby, some of which went unpunished.

Arteta will surely have been concerned with Arsenal's lack of ruthlessness in attack going into their Premier League opener against Brentford.

Mikel Arteta tells Tottenham midfielder Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg to shush during pre-season friendly

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