Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta risked getting himself in a spot of bother after appearing to mock the referee in the draw with Atalanta. In the opening fixture of the new Champions League season under the revised format, Arsenal played out a 0-0 with the Europa League winners.

Mikel Arteta was spotted mimicking referee Clement Turpin during Arsenal’s draw with Atalanta in the Champions League on Thursday evening. Arsenal were held to a goalless draw by the Serie A club in the first game of their new Champions League campaign.

But for Raya saving Mateo Retegui’s 51st-minute penalty and then somehow springing across his goal to claw out the same player’s headed rebound effort, Arsenal could have begun their group games with