Mikel Arteta Taps Into His Inner Jose Mourinho To Bemoan Referee Decisions

"I prefer not to speak. If I speak, I am in big trouble" now has a rival, after Mikel Arteta went full Jose Mourinho following Arsenal's defeat in the north London derby.

The Special One knew if he said what he wanted about a referee then it would land him in hot water, and besides saying you won't speak is as much a hint as what your feeling as any.

Now Arteta has matched the Roma manager's energy, with his post match interview following Arsenal's defeat to Tottenham Hotspur on Thursday night.

After the match, the manager clearly wasn't happy and told Sky Sports, "If I say what I think I'll be suspended six months."

To be completely honest, I'd love to know what Arteta was going to say if he thinks he was going to get SIX MONTHS worth of punishment for saying what he was thinking, how many times using the C word is that?

It was possibly a soft decision by Tierney but realistically it was probably the correct one and one that wouldn't have needed to be made with some slightly more intelligent defending.

Arguing against Holding's sending off would surely be tougher for the Arsenal manager, the defender was lucky not to have been booked for two early challenges.

Spurs' fans would not exactly be heartbroken by the decisions and if anything will be laughing their faces off at the impact that Son had on the game.

The win for Antonio Conte's side takes them within one points of their north London rivals, with just two games left of the season for both.

They play next, against relegation threatened Burnley, and could go ahead in the race for the top four, before the Gunners face Newcastle United on Monday night.