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 We are really disappointed with the decision that leads to the goal because I have never seen something like this in my life, Arteta told BBC Sport. 
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I have never seen a decision like this in my career. I asked the boys if they have and nobody has seen it before, said Arteta. When you look at the incident, the distance, the player, João touching the ball, then Saliba touching the ball, you can see contact there.
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We're disappointed because we wanted to win the game, Arteta told Sky Sports.
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It's not looking good. He's going to be out for many weeks, said Arteta. It's a huge blow, but it's going to be a big exercise for us to overcome another challenge.
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We take it as a compliment and fuel to be better, because we are not perfect, at all, even in that department, said Arteta.
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The main thing is: don't look at his birthday, said Arteta. That's very important because when you start to look at his age, there's always restrictions.
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In his case especially, he plays so much football, Arteta said of Rice on Friday. We have nine games in this period this month and he had some niggles in the last few games.
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It's close communication with them, what their idea is, what they want to do, and what are their intentions, Arteta told reporters.
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