Mikel Arteta says he has a huge bank of images of rival managers leaving their technical areas, and Premier League benches are on notice.
Mikel Arteta has been collecting evidence. The Arsenal manager says he has built up a huge archive of images showing rival bosses stepping outside their technical areas, and he is ready to use it.
It is a pointed message in a league where touchline behaviour is a constant talking point. Managers pace, gesture and edge forward, and the boundaries meant to contain them are often treated as suggestions. Arteta's stash of pictures suggests he has been watching closely.
He has been on the receiving end of the debate himself, and he clearly wants the same standards applied to everyone. If the rules are going to be enforced, he argues, they should cover every bench equally, and he now has the visuals to make that case.
Whether the archive ever reaches the officials remains to be seen. For now it works as a warning: any manager who wanders beyond the white lines against Arsenal may well be caught on camera.
