• Manchester City manager left irked by rival’s comments
• Arteta insists pair’s friendship unaffected by spiky draw

Pep Guardiola is furious with Mikel Arteta over comments the Arsenal manager made in the wake of last Sunday’s spiky draw at Manchester City and feels let down by his former assistant.

Those views are understood to be widely shared at City, where Arteta coached from 2016-19. Arteta said on Tuesday he had “all the information” about his former club, prompting Guardiola to respond on Friday that his fellow Spaniard should leave the “clouds” and come clean about what he meant.