Furious Arsenal supporters had #ArtetaOut trending by half-time as they lost their opening match of pre-season to Hibs.
The gunners were beaten 2-1 in Scotland with Emile Smith Rowe pulling one goal back with ten minutes to go.
Mikel Arteta fielded just two non-first team players, goalkeeper Arthur Okonkwo and centre-back Harry Clarke.
Okonkwo suffered a poor start to the game as he missed Cedric Soares’ poor back pass after just 21 minutes. Martin Boyle went in to finish it off after the mistake and Daniel MacKay made it 2-0 on 69th minute.
After Smith Rowe’s consolation goal, some Arsenal supporters were left fuming and took their anger out on the manager Arteta.
One fan tweeted: “Conte is still available, I don’t think trusting Arteta with signings is a good idea, he will surely be a great manager but he still needs experience #Artetaout.”
Another posted: “Of course it ends in defeat, players know it’s the only way to get #ArtetaOut.” One wrote: “It’s about that time… #ArtetaOut.”
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Another tweeted: “First game of preseason and #ArtetaOut is trending. Some things never change.”
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Willian, Lacazette, Nicolas Pepe and Hector Bellerin were among the experienced players who featured in the 2-1 defeat.
And while some fans vented their frustration towards Arteta, others were quick to remember it is only a friendly match.
One tweeted: “Can’t believe people are getting worked up over a pre season friendly no point in even watching it, only for fitness anyway.”
Another tweeted: “pre season and people are already trending that nonsense, Arteta’s here to stay lads, chill.”
One said: “Chill guys it’s just pre season friendly, arteta is just getting to know the players staying and the ones leaving.”
