Mikel Arteta left the hearts of Arsenal fans in their mouths with a grounds of training tackle on one of their few fit forces.
The Spaniard became involved in a Rondo exercise in the last training session of North Londoners for the second stage of their Champions League-Half Final against Real Madrid on Wednesday.
And he increased the intensity of the exercise by putting it on on-Loan ahead Raheem sterling, which is one of the few fit of the club.
Arteta slid in with his right foot after Gabriel Martinelli played the ball for the Leenlee.
And he came dangerously close to the decking of the English international.
Images of the incident spread like an ongoing fire on social media.
One of the Emirates Faithful said: “24 hours earlier [the] Biggest game of [the] Season and our manager slides into tackles.
“He's crazy.”
Another said: “He knows that our biggest game of the season is tomorrow ???? !!!!!!”
And another said: “[Can’t believe] I see Arteta attempt slide tackles during a Rondo one day before the biggest competition of his management career. “
Seconds after dangerously close to rattling in Sterling, Arteta was on the receiving side of a nutmeg.
And his troops were quickly to remind him that he should make a suction to make himself become virgin.
Arsenal will make an advantage of three goals for the Bernabeu thanks to a stunning 3-0 win over the European giants last week.
But Arteta and his charges do not rest on their laurels, where the retired midfielder says: “It is currently like this that you can write your own history.
“It came from the collective and individual quality of our players. And now we have much more to give.
“We are going to enjoy the victory, but we know it is the peace and we will have to be even better in Madrid.”
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