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Martin Keown tells Mikel Arteta to stop falling out with Arsenal stars after Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang was the latest to be axed... as he admits he was 'fearful' the striker would end up on the scrap heap with Mesut Ozil as soon as he lost the captaincy

Martin Keown has urged Mikel Arteta to stop falling out with his Arsenal players after Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang became the latest star to be cast aside by his manager.

Aubameyang was unveiled by Barcelona at the Nou Camp on Thursday after completing his free transfer this week.

Arteta was key to Aubameyang signing a big-money, three-year Arsenal contract in September 2020 but the pair’s relationship broke down after the Spaniard froze the striker out and stripped him of the captaincy following a breach of discipline.

Martin Keown has urged Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta to stop falling out with his players
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang became the latest Arsenal star to be cast aside by his manager
Mesut Ozil was quickly cut adrift not long after Arteta was brought into the Emirates

Aubameyang admitted in his Barcelona unveiling that Arteta was the reason behind his departure from north London and the Gabon striker is not the first to have felt the wrath of the manager.