Arsenal's players are being accused of openly mocking sacked manager Unai Emery earlier this month.
The London Evening Standard says on the flight back from Arsenal's Europa League game at Vitoria Guimareas earlier this month, Emery sat alone on the team's private plane.
Jokes at his expense were made within the Spaniard's earshot.
How many captains do we have?" said one, in reference to Emery's appointment of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang as the new figurehead of his five-man leadership group following Granit Xhaka's demotion.
The players openly mocked his accent and broken English. They had done for some time, not just in thinly-veiled social media 'likes' but by breaking out into various Emery impressions around London Colney.
Emery was sacked on Friday morning, with Freddie Ljungberg stepping in as caretaker.
