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

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.

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.

PEDRO PORRO TAKE A BOW! 🤍

Mikel Arteta, the most DISLIKABLE man in English football, scrap that, world football. pic.twitter.com/yzojifahBG

— Spurs Army (@SpursArmyTweets) July 31, 2025

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

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.

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

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.

"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."