What Mikel Arteta said to Max Dowman exposed by lip reader in six-word message
Mikel Arteta's furious message to Max Dowman has been revealed by a lipreader following his red card during Arsenal's defeat to Fleetwood in the Carabao Cup on Tuesday night. The teenage wonderkid largely matched up well against the League Two side, having been chosen to start for the fixture at Highbury.
TL;DR
- A lip reader claims Mikel Arteta told Max Dowman "Get in the changing room, Max" after the 16-year-old received a red card.
- Dowman was sent off for lashing out at Fleetwood's Harrison Neal in the 86th minute of the Carabao Cup match.
- Arsenal lost to Fleetwood on penalties after the match ended 1-1 following goals from Aaron Loupalo-Bi and Viktor Gyokeres.
- Fleetwood won the shootout 5-3, with Bruno Guimaraes' penalty save for Arsenal.