TALKING SCRAP

Pep slams Arsenal stopper Gab but insists if he wants a war then that's what he will get

- JEREMY CROSS

PEP GUARDIOLA hit back at Arsenal star Gabriel by telling him he can have a war with Manchester City if he wants one.

Gabriel described the situation as "a war" in response to Erling Haaland throwing the ball at his head in the final minutes of last Sunday's tempestuous clash.

And the defender made it clear Mikel Arteta's men would be waiting to get their revenge at the Emirates later in the season. But Guardiola told the Brazilian to bring it on, saying: "Gabriel said it perfectly in the press conference, after the match.

"So, this is a war? We have to provoke the opponent, to push them and at the end, what can you do?