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Mikel Arteta hinted that he is being singled out for breaching his technical area with the rules not consistently applied across the league.

Arteta is banned from the touchline for Arsenal’s match at Aston Villa on Saturday after receiving his third yellow card of the season for leaving his area to celebrate Declan Rice’s last-gasp winner against Luton.

Yet the Spaniard does not believe he is the only culprit.

When asked if other bosses have been invading the pitch, he commented: ‘This is why I say we.’

Mikel Arteta picked up a booking against Luton after celebrating Declan Rice's last minute winner

Mikel Arteta picked up a booking against Luton after celebrating Declan Rice's last minute winner

Mikel Arteta picked up a booking against Luton after celebrating Declan Rice’s last minute winner

The Gunners boss suggested that he is being singled out for his celebrations, and that he is not the only manager in the Premier League to do so

The Gunners boss suggested that he is being singled out for his celebrations, and that he is not the only manager in the Premier League to do so

The Gunners boss suggested that he is being singled out for his celebrations, and that he is not the only manager in the Premier League to do so 

The north London outfit maintained their position at the top of the table with a 4-3 comeback win

The north London outfit maintained their position at the top of the table with a 4-3 comeback win

The north London outfit maintained their position at the top of the table with a 4-3 comeback win

Exuberant celebration is not something Arteta wants to stop anytime soon.

‘If I was given the opportunity (to celebrate), no (I wouldn’t stop),’ he said. ‘I would like to be with my players because we work closely every single day to win the games and when you get those moments in sport, you should be able to do that.

‘I understand as well that there are certain boundaries and you have to respect that you are at an away ground, but if I was given the chance I would be there jumping.’

Reflecting on his celebration at Luton, he explained: ‘I don’t know how to stop it. It was a really emotional moment with everybody bouncing around and you lose sense of where you are and the space you have to be in.

‘It was unfortunate as now I cannot be next to my team on the touchline.’

Saturday is set to be a tough test. Villa remain unbeaten at home since a 4-2 defeat in February 2023, Arsenal the last team to beat them in their own backyard. 

They are led by ex-Gunners boss Unai Emery, who has propelled the club to third in the league.

He is someone Arteta admires, with both men hailing from the Basque region in Spain. 

Aston Villa are led by former Arsenal boss Unai Emery, who has propelled the club into third

Aston Villa are led by former Arsenal boss Unai Emery, who has propelled the club into third

Aston Villa are led by former Arsenal boss Unai Emery, who has propelled the club into third

Villa are on a run of 14 consecutive wins at Villa Park, with Manchester City their most recent victims

Villa are on a run of 14 consecutive wins at Villa Park, with Manchester City their most recent victims

Villa are on a run of 14 consecutive wins at Villa Park, with Manchester City their most recent victims

‘He (Unai) is the most experienced and the most successful (Basque) one, by quite a long distance with everything he’s achieved in the game and everything he’s won,’ he added. 

‘He’s someone I admire, yes.

‘Tactically they are really well set up. They do really brave things, they play from the back, they have players between the lines that can really hurt you. 

‘Not only that, the spirit that they’ve created, the atmosphere, the intensity and the belief they have at the moment that they can go and beat anybody.’

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