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Richard Keys hits out at Mikel Arteta after moment involving Pedro Porro during North London derby

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Updated 07:49 1 Aug 2025 GMT+1Published 07:47 1 Aug 2025 GMT+1

Richard Keys hits out at Mikel Arteta after moment involving Pedro Porro during North London derby

Mikel Arteta was criticised by Richard Keys following his incident with Pedro Porro in Arsenal's defeat to Tottenham.

Nasir Jabbar

Nasir Jabbar

Richard Keys has slammed Mikel Arteta's 'nonsense' after the Arsenal manager was involved in an incident with Pedro Porro in his side's defeat to Tottenham.

Spurs got the better of Arsenal in Hong Kong on Thursday as Pape Matar Sarr scored the only goal of the game in a moment of magic.

Arsenal's new boys featured as Christian Norgaard started in midfield, while Cristhian Mosquera and Martin Zubimendi came off the bench.

Not to mention Viktor Gyokeres, who got fans talking following his cameo appearance.

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Even though the North London derby was a friendly match, the game nearly reached boiling point when Porro and Arteta clashed.

While taking a throw-in, Porro pushed Arteta back into his technical area as the Arsenal boss left his designated area.

Naturally, the moment went viral on social media as Spurs fans took aim at the 43-year-old.


Former Sky Sports host Keys also weighed in as he hit out at Arteta, praising Porro in the process.

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He told him to stay in his box.

On X, Keys wrote: "Well done Pedro Porro. For how long have I been on Arteta’s case? If his team is prepared properly & he trusts them there’s no need for the nonsense on the touch line. Stay in your box man."

What did Mikel Arteta say after Arsenal's defeat to Tottenham and what's next for the Gunners?

Arsenal leave their pre-season tour of Asia, having played Newcastle United, AC Milan and Spurs ahead of the new season.

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Arteta's team face Villarreal and Athletic Bilbao before opening their Premier League campaign against Manchester United on August 17.

Mikel Arteta on the touchline during Arsenal vs. Tottenham. Image: Getty
Mikel Arteta on the touchline during Arsenal vs. Tottenham. Image: Getty

Assessing his current squad, Arteta said he's 'very positive' following an active summer.

"I'm very positive, everything that I've seen in the last 10 days gives me a lot of encouragement and we're ahead of what I was expecting in many areas," he said.

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"Even though tonight's result gives you a taste, I think that is going to be very positive as well. To realise the margins that winning or not winning have to be controlled as well and again, we go again. We'll start on Monday again with two great games at the Emirates to finalise the preparation and be ready for Old Trafford."

Featured Image Credit: beIN Sports/via X

Topics: Arsenal, Richard Keys, Football, Mikel Arteta

Nasir Jabbar
Nasir Jabbar

Nasir Jabbar is a journalist at SPORTbible. He graduated from Bath Spa University with a BA in Media Communications. He's a combat sport aficionado and has contributed to MMA websites AddictedMMA and CagePotato. Nasir has covered some of the biggest fights, while interviewing the likes of Conor McGregor, Anthony Joshua, Tyson Fury and Darren Till. He's also an avid Bristol City fan.

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