Shocked Mikel Arteta hits back after Gabriel Jesus blasts Arsenal treatment

Shocked Mikel Arteta hits back after Gabriel Jesus blasts Arsenal treatment

"Very surprised, to be fair," Arteta said of Jesus' interview in his pre-match press conference held before Saturday night’s Premier League trip to Sunderland."Especially because with Gabi I had an individual talk in the dressing room. I don't know what the words [by Jesus in public] were said, it's fine."The words that we used for each other, it was all about gratitude.Rift: Gabriel Jesus has been publicly critical over Arsenal’s handling of his summer exitGetty"It's ok, I understand. Sometimes when you have to deliver bad news or news that people don't expect, those things are reactive."Somebody has to be the bad cop. If I have to be, I have to be. I understand."Jesus scored in Barcelona's 5-1 win over Feyenoord in the Champions League in midweek, flicking in a header from a Lamine Yamal cross.That came after the forward had been outspoken over the manner of his exit from the Gunners."The truth is, I was training, I did the entire pre-season normally with Arsenal," Jesus said."I already knew that, probably, I wouldn't play as much or wouldn't have as many opportunities. But nobody told me anything."I'm a professional. Obviously I was training with the group and out of nowhere they put me to train apart from the group."Read MoreThe Belgian then went into the dressing room after the match to see his former team-mates and Arteta hopes that the likes of Martinelli and Jesus will do similar in future."What's important is what happens three months later, six months later," Arteta said."When Trossard comes into the dressing room with all of us, the atmosphere and the relationships you have."Thank God so far, with all the players that have left, at some point the relationship has been really good. I hope that's the same case."

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