What did Arteta and Guardiola reportedly say to Porto coach Sergio Conceição?

The Portuguese took aim at the Arsenal and Manchester City managers after Tuesday’s Champions League game, in which he had a heated exchange with Arteta.

The most dramatic of this year’s Champions League round-of-16 ties (so far) saw Arsenal knock Porto out in a penalty shootout at the Emirates after the teams couldn’t be separated after 180 minutes. However, The Gunners’ victory was somewhat overshadowed by a spat between opposing managers Mikel Arteta and Sergio Conceição, with the Portuguese pointing an accusing finger at both the Spaniard and Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola in his post-match press conference.

Tuesday’s match in London was a tense affair, with Porto proving tough opponents for the Premier League leaders to play against as they attempted to overturn a 1-0 first-leg deficit. Late in the game, Conceição was involved in a touchline incident with Arsenal midfielder Kai Havertz, who pushed the 49-year-old after running off the field as he attempted to control the ball. The German was only warned by match official Clément Turpin, but the drama was far from over.

After David Raya had saved two Porto penalties to seal the hosts’ place in the quarter-finals, Conceição and Arteta had a heated exchange on the field, which the Portuguese discussed in his post-match press conference.

“What Arteta did or didn’t say…during the match he turned towards the bench, it must be a thing Spanish coaches do because it was the same with Guardiola, and he insulted my family in Spanish.

“At the end, I told him to be careful, the people he insulted are no longer with us, and I told him to worry about coaching his team because they have a lot of individual quality and he must do more and be better.”

Arteta refused to comment on the