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Mikel Arteta is hoping he will be left talking about football after his Arsenal side take on Sevilla in Spain on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
Real Madrid forward Vinicius Jr was allegedly racially abused during Saturday\u2019s LaLiga clash at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan Stadium.<\/p>\n
Vinicius later took to social media to praise staff in the ground for ejecting a fan and reporting him to the authorities.<\/p>\n
The Brazilian then said he had also seen footage of abuse being aimed at him from a child, posting on X, formerly known as Twitter: \u201cCongratulations to Sevilla for their quick positioning and punishment in yet another sad episode for Spanish football.<\/p>\n
\u201cUnfortunately, I had access to a video of another racist act in this Saturday\u2019s match, this time carried out by a child.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am very sorry that there is no one to educate you. I invest, and I invest a lot, in education in Brazil to form citizens with attitudes different from these.\u201d<\/p>\n
Just three days later and Arsenal will be the visitors for their Champions League Group C clash.<\/p>\n
Arteta echoed Vinicius\u2019 sentiment and is hoping he is left discussing the result when he addresses the media after Tuesday\u2019s game.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat I can say is Sevilla reacted in a really strong and quick way,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cGreat. Let\u2019s enjoy a beautiful football atmosphere. It doesn\u2019t get much better than the atmosphere here and I hope that we can just talk about the football and enjoy that atmosphere tomorrow.\u201d<\/p>\n
Arteta is once again expected to prefer David Raya over Aaron Ramsdale in goal, although the latter has travelled despite reports he would stay in England following the birth of his child on Saturday.<\/p>\n
The goalkeeping position at the Emirates Stadium has dominated discussion in recent weeks, especially following a nervy performance from Raya in the 2-2 draw at Chelsea on Saturday.<\/p>\n
Asked if Raya was suffering from the intensity of the attention at the moment, Arteta replied: \u201cI haven\u2019t seen that. If I am fair, I haven\u2019t seen that at all.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s the pressure of playing in big clubs where you have to win and you have to be at your best, and you have someone next to you who is pushing you every single day.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf we go player by player, position by position, you will tell me what\u2019s happening at left-back, what happens with the holding midfielder.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s the debate. That\u2019s the beauty of the game as well. The fact that you have other options as well is going to make those talks more frequent.\u201d<\/p>\n