Matteo Guendouzi was left out of the Arsenal squad for Sunday’s Premier League win against Newcastle following an argument with head coach Mikel Arteta and members of his coaching staff during the Gunners’ mid-season training camp in Dubai.
Sources close to the club confirmed that Arteta was left disappointed in Guendouzi’s attitude after a heated row on the training pitch, while it has also been reported that tensions remained high later that evening back at the team's hotel.
Arteta responded by dropping the 20-year-old for Sunday’s game at Emirates Stadium, the first time the France Under-21 international had not been involved in Premier League matchday squad this season.
It does not look like there will be any official disciplinary action taken against Guendouzi for the incident, with his exclusion from the squad deemed as sufficient punishment.
However, it is now up to Guendouzi to earn his place back in the side.
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the physio need to check his brain. maybe the heat in Dubai fried it a bit!