Mikel Arteta has warned of the “terrible consequences” of failing to crack down on social media abuse and admitted Kai Havertz has been affected by the abhorrent messages sent to his pregnant wife.
Havertz missed a penalty in Arsenal’s shootout defeat by Manchester United in which Gabriel Jesus was taken off on a stretcher. Arteta refused to confirm reports that the Brazil forward has an anterior cruciate ligament injury, with Jesus due to see a specialist on Tuesday, but the emotional Arsenal manager was clear that social media companies must do more to combat online abuse when he was asked about the messages shared by Havertz’s wife, Sophia.
