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'I was hopping with fury!': Garth Crooks blasts Mikel Arteta for his time-wasting tactics against Fulham and insists 'Arsene Wenger would NEVER have behaved in such a manner' after Arsenal boss threw the ball away late on

BBC pundit Garth Crooks has blasted Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta for his attempts to waste time against Fulham last weekend.

The Gunners were 2-1 up against the Cottagers in second half stoppage time at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday when the ball went out of play by Arteta's technical area.

The Spaniard picked the ball up as he appealed for a throw-in for his team, but the referee signalled Fulham's way.

Garth Crooks blasted Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta for his attempts to waste time against Fulham
Arteta threw the ball away when Fulham were awarded a throw-in in second half injury time

Arteta threw the ball away when Fulham were awarded a throw-in in second half injury time

As Cottagers defender Kevin Mbabu ran over to take the ball off Arteta, the Arsenal manager threw the ball away to waste precious seconds as the clock ticked towards confirmation of a home win.