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Daily Mirror
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Nathan Ridley

Mikel Arteta remains coy on William Saliba and Gabriel after post-match shove

Mikel Arteta was unwilling to go into detail after defenders Gabriel Magalhaes and William Saliba were spotted in an apparent confrontation following Arsenal 's win at Leicester.

The Gunners ground-out a 1-0 victory on Saturday to keep themselves firmly at the top of the Premier League table, but it later emerged that all was not so rosy between their two imperious centre-backs. Despite registering a first clean sheet in seven games and briefly going five points clear at the summit, Saliba allegedly shoved Gabriel after the pair had been in an animated discussion.

Manager Arteta has now spoken out, insisting that his defenders have a "happy marriage" and that all is well - although he refused to unpack the incident. "They love playing with each other. But they are really demanding of each other, which is good," the Gunners boss added with a smile. "Everything is fine."

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