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‘You think you are the f***ing only one not playing?’ – Nketiah’s angry response to Lokonga shown in Arsenal documentary
EDDIE NKETIAH did not hold back while listening to Albert Sambi Lokonga complain about a lack of minutes at Arsenal last season.
The astonishing interaction was revealed on the last episodes of the club’s Amazon All or Nothing TV show.
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The scene showed Arsenal ace Lokonga having a grumble about falling out of Mikel Arteta’s plans.
Despite starting the season well, the Belgian soon found himself on the bench.
And after refusing to respond to Nketiah’s questions about his wellbeing, Lokonga said: “I was playing!”
This prompted a less-than-sympathetic response from Nketiah, who was also struggling for minutes at the time.
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He declared: “So what my friend? You think you’re the only man not f***ing playing my friend?
“Stop feeling sorry for yourself.”
It’s not the only show-stopping scene of the final episodes.
In another moment, Arteta is seen berating Nuno Tavares as Arsenal struggled in their late push for a Champions League spot.
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Arteta was seen shouting at the defender: “Do you want to play in the Champions League?
“Do you want to play in the f***ing Champions League?”
Arsenal ended up missing out on the top four and are playing Europa League football this term.
Ironically, Tavares is playing in the Champions League after joining French giants Marseille on loan.
Elsewhere, defender Gabriel Magalhaes has revealed how Arsenal players feel about the documentary.
He said: "I've seen it. It's good for showing the reality of what is actually going on in the dressing room in the day-to-day.
"People can understand things a little more and see how different it is from what they might imagine.
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"As players, of course we always play to win. But sometimes we lose games and there are difficult moments. Things happen.
"I think the documentary does a good job of showing the reality of what goes on."
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