'I love Pep' - Arsenal boss Arteta seeks to defuse tensions with Man City manager

Leicester manager Steve Cooper said he felt Arsenal fullback Riccardo Calafiori should have been sent off.

Arsenal's manager Mikel Arteta reacts during the Premier League game against Leicester. Picture: AP Photo/Ian Walton

Mikel Arteta says he loves, respects and admires Pep Guardiola in a clear move to defuse escalating tensions with his one-time mentor.

Guardiola told Arteta's Arsenal to prepare for war amid the fallout from last weekend's heated draw with Manchester City and the Gunners responded with a last-gasp 4-2 victory against Leicester at the Emirates.