Arsenal manager Arteta concedes Pepe unhappy

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·23 December 2021

Arsenal manager Arteta concedes Pepe unhappy

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has admitted Nicolas Pepe is not happy with his current situation.

The Ivorian made a rare start in the Carabao Cup win over Sunderland on Wednesday.

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Pepe has subsequently been linked with an exit from the Emirates.

Speaking before Sunday's clash with Norwich City, Arteta said of Pepe: "A player that doesn't play, if he's happy you have a big problem and Nico has not been happy, he's been trying to challenge us and asking us for more minutes because this is what he wants to do and rightly so and this is the attitude that we want from our players."