Mikel Arteta defended Kai Havertz and his Arsenal players after a wasteful FA Cup exit at the hands of Manchester United.

Mikel Arteta has condemned the social media trolls who directed abuse at the wife of Arsenal forward Kai Havertz. The German international’s pregnant wife, Sophia, was targeted in the wake of the FA Cup defeat to Manchester United, sharing two posts featuring abhorrent messages.

Mikel Arteta has insisted he still "loves" Kai Havertz at the end of the nightmare week for the German which saw him miss excellent chances in two costly defeats. Havertz missed a free header as Arsenal fell 2-0 to Newcastle United in the first leg of the Carabao Cup semi-final,

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has called for action against online abuse after Kai Havertz and his wife Sofia received some horrific messages after the Gunners were knocked out of the FA Cup

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has said "the line has to be drawn" after forward Kai Havertz and his wife received an onslaught of online abuse following the north London club's exit from the FA Cup.

Mikel Arteta says football must “eradicate” social media abuse from the game in wake of Kai Havertz ’s wife being targeted after Arsenal ’s defeat to Manchester United. Arsenal crashed out of the FA Cup third round on Sunday, with Havertz missing two great chances in the game and his penalty in the shootout.

A shot from Arsenal midfielder Mikel Merino deflected off Kai Havertz and past Aston Villa goalkeeper Emi Martinez, briefly making it 3-2 to the Gunners before the late goal was ruled out

Mikel Arteta was perfect in his defence of Kai Havertz after alleged Arsenal supporters were shown to have used social media to send abhorrent messages to the Gunners forward and his family

Former Arsenal centre-back Philippe Senderos has urged his old club to reignite their transfer interest in Juventus striker Dusan Vlahovic. Senderos believes Vlahovic could take Mikel Arteta’s side closer to the Premier League title.

Arsenal had to start putting together the sort of run that saw them be almost perfect in the second half of last season but two more dropped points, their eighth draw of the season, leaves them with a lot of ground to make up. There have been red cards to point to in the other games but this result was of their own making.

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