Arteta warns Dowman 'we are not in Disneyland' after red card

Mikel Arteta says "we are not in Disneyland" and that he will hold Max Dowman to the same standards as other first-team players after the teenager's red card against Fleetwood. Mikel Arteta had words with Max Dowman after the teenager was sent off Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has told Max Dowman "we are not in Disneyland" and that he intends to hold the teenager to the same standards as other first-team players. Dowman, 16, was sent off in the 85th minute of Arsenal's penalty shoot-out loss to Fleetwood Town in the Carabao Cup on Tuesday after reacting to a heavy challenge by Harrison Neal and will serve a three-match ban. A visibly annoyed Arteta spoke to Dowman as the teenager left the pitch, and on Friday spoke about the incident for the first time, saying he warned the attacker before the game about dealing with provocation.

"I haven't seen the reaction to my reaction, whether it is positive or negative. But you need to understand the context and the relationship that I have with him and what we discussed just before we went out," Arteta said of his words to Dowman. "But, I don't know. You can have another reaction. If you see the reaction of my father and my mother with me some days you might say 'I don't