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Mikel Arteta: Arsenal boss angry and says media 'try to put things on me I never said'

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta said the media "try to put things on me I never said" in an angry post-match interview after their 1-0 win over Chelsea.

He told BBC Radio 5 Live: "I don't accept somebody putting words in my mouth that I don't say.

"When it's related to my players, they're going to hit a wall."

He added: "They can try to give their opinions from the outside, that's fine, but to try to break what we have inside there is not possible."

Emile Smith Rowe scored the only goal at Stamford Bridge to keep the Gunners in the hunt for European football as Chelsea suffered only a third defeat under Thomas Tuchel.