Gary Neville has accused Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta of 'influencing' his own fans amid the ongoing Michael Oliver saga.

Manchester United legend Gary Neville has criticised Mikel Arteta for fanning the flames and influencing Arsenal supporters to throw accusations of corruption at Premier League officials. Riccardo Calafiori scored the only goal of the game as Arsenal edged past Wolves in a 1-0 victory last weekend,

Gary Neville believes Mikel Arteta is to blame for "inflaming" Arsenal fans' hostility towards referees after Michael Oliver was abused this week.

Arsenal have turned their attention to Ollie Watkins as they try and secure January reinforcements for Mikel Arteta's attack. Villa have rejected a bid from the Gunners for their striker with the end of the winter transfer window looming less than a week away.

Mikel Arteta is eager for Arsenal to strengthen their squad before the January transfer window closes - even if they cannot sign a new striker. Arteta has stressed the need for the Gunners to add an attacker after Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Jesus suffered injuries.