If you can't handle 'noise and bullets' then leave, Arteta warns misfiring stars

Arsenal face arch-rivals Tottenham on Sunday with their championship credentials on the line after they surrendered a two-goal lead to draw with bottom-of-the-table Wolves.
If you can't handle 'noise and bullets' then leave, Arteta warns misfiring stars

FIGHTING TALK: Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta reacts on the touchline during the Premier League match at Molineux, Wolverhampton. Picture date: Wednesday February 18, 2026.

Mikel Arteta has told his title-chasing players to join another club if they can't handle the "noise and bullets" that comes with fighting for the Premier League.

Arsenal face arch-rivals Tottenham on Sunday with their championship credentials on the line after they surrendered a two-goal lead to draw with bottom-of-the-table Wolves.

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