Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta is reportedly angry about a renowned UFC fighter's martial arts moves on one of the club's stars.
The Gunners picked up a 3-1 victory over Southampton in a Premier League encounter on Saturday, coming from a goal down to pick up all three points.
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Cameron Archer opened the scoring for the Saints in the 55th minute, but the lead lasted just three minutes as Kai Havertz managed to bring his side back to level terms.
Gabriel Martinelli and Bukayo Saka also found the back of the net to help the North-London outfit to their fifth win in seven games, putting them in third place on the table, level on points with reigning champions Manchester City and one behind leaders Liverpool.
Before that match, though, the Gunners took on Paris Saint-Germain in the UEFA Champions League last week, and emerged with a 2-0 victory at home.
Former UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor was in attendance at the Emirates Stadium for the game, and was spotted with Arsenal stars Declan Rice and Saka after the match, but the club is now understood to be upset that he was able to walk freely on to the pitch and mingle with Saka soon after the final whistle had been blown, despite not having any permission to do so, according to CaughtOffside and per The Times.
It has been claimed that the Londoners are set to conduct an internal review after McGregor was asked to go back inside the stadium as he did not have permission to walk on to the field.
His time on the pitch also saw him have an interactive martial arts session of sorts with Saka.
He could be seen doing some light sparring with the forward, with the UFC star even seemingly attempting to perform a takedown of the 23-year-old.
Declan Rice, Conor McGregor, and Bukayo Saka celebrating after Arsenal's dominant victory over PSG at the Emirates.Conor couldn't resist giving Saka a sample of the UFC … but Bukayo skillfully defended the takedown attempt ?????? pic.twitter.com/3Co5kwZ9X4
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The England international could be heard telling McGregor to "be careful" during their post-game sparring session, and it understood that Saka's manager was angry about it when he found out, suggesting that the England star could easily have been injured as a result.
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The Spanish tactician will be hoping to not lose any of his star players through injury as his side to looks to once more challenge for the EPL title after finishing in second place behind the Citizens for the past two consecutive seasons.