00:00There was a video circulating. I'm sure you've probably seen it. It was you before the game. You were really upset and angry with, I assume it was the Arsenal players because we didn't see it on the camera, going into your half of the pitch. What? Can you just tell me that?
00:13It wasn't the players. I'm respectful. When you warm up, you have your half. You have a team, have their half. I've never asked my team or my coaches to encroach on the opposition's territory. In that moment, I didn't think it was right where they were operating in terms of they were affecting my lad's warm-up and my staff's warm-up.
00:35So I asked them, maybe not politely, to make sure they stay in their half. I'm not here to have mind games or it's just what I think is right and respectful. And hopefully we respect that and other teams do too.
00:47What was it specifically, if you don't mind me asking, that made you so angry? Because people see you as quite a calm, level-headed guy where you were really angry.
00:55I think there are certain etiquettes in football. I always try and be as respectful as possible. I always want to win. I've never asked my coaches and I don't have an issue with anyone at Arsenal Football Club. A fantastic manager, Mikel, is someone I've got so much respect for. It was just in that moment, I didn't think that respect was shown to my team.
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