PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN winger Ousmane Dembele has been axed by Luis Enrique ahead of Tuesday’s huge Champions League clash with Arsenal.
Dembele has widely been considered one of PSG’s best players so far this season.
In six Ligue 1 appearances, the 27-year-old has scored four goals and provided four assists.
But despite his stellar form, he will not feature against Arsenal.
Dembele has been dropped from the PSG squad entirely ahead of the huge match.
Instead, Vitinha has been called up for the trip to London.
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According to French outlet L’Equipe, Dembele had a blazing row with manager Enrique following PSG’s 3-1 win over Rennes on Friday.
Enrique criticised the winger for some of the decisions he made on the pitch during the match.
It led to a heated discussion which left the Spaniard furious.
Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta was asked about the development during his pre-match press conference on Monday morning.
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He responded: “We just got the news. We don’t know if it is true or not.
“But we prepare like we always do, but they have many other options.”
On the match itself, he added: “Everybody is looking forward to it.
“We missed it for a number of years, and last year was the first one after so many years that we had the experience to do it.
“The group stage is a bit different this season and the opposition we are going to face tomorrow is probably at the highest level that you can face in European football.
“But honestly, it’s a good opportunity for us to see how we deal with these nights, how prepared we are and how we can impose ourselves in this kind of context.”
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
