Arsenal assistant manager Albert Stuivenberg says there was no contact with Mikel Arteta during defeat to Manchester City.
Arteta was self-isolating on the day.
Stuivenberg said, "No, during the game there was no direct line with Mikel, we are always in contact with each other. I do believe I'm famous for the earpods, so normally I'm in that situation that we're always in contact with somebody from upstairs, or, in this case, from further away.
"This was the same for the Norwich game, people not involved in the stadium and we have contact there, not a direct line, but an indirect line with Mikel and in between of course, at half time, before the game and after the game Mikel has been in touch because he needs to be involved.
"In that case and we don't do anything different, only Mikel physically is not here, that's the only difference."
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