Mauricio Pochettino sends Mikel Arteta Aston Villa warning after Arsenal's Man City fail

Mikel Arteta will be absent from the touchline for the Gunners’ clash with Aston Villa on Saturday. Arsenal travel to Villa Park without defender Takehiro Tomiyasu and now their manager will also be unavailable to contribute from the sidelines.

However, the Spaniard will indeed be able to deliver instructions to his coaching staff from the directors' box in addition to taking the team talks from the dressing room pre-match and at half-time. There are further changes to the day that football.londonhas summarised in a breakdown of what will happen this weekend.

However, some interesting context has been added to the situation by a head coach not too far away. Arsenal's rivals Chelsea have already experienced the impact of losing their manager from the touchline.

Mauricio Pochettino was suspended from pitchside and forced to sit in the stands for Chelsea’s visit to Newcastle United. The Gunners experienced just how tough St James’ Park can be even with their coach on the sidelines and fell to a controversial 1-0 defeat but the Blues were battered 4-1.

Speaking after the game, the Argentine explained how it was having to be confined to the stands. Spoiler alert, it was not good.

“It was really tough to be there, to be honest, I don't want to be any more there,” he said. “So frustrating to be there and to try and connect with the coaching staff.

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“It was really tough because you cannot show your emotion. Really frustrated and really disappointed, also with the performance.

“We were never connected with the game. Even when we scored, it was a moment to