Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta says he feels for Steven Gerrard after his sacking at Aston Villa.

The Arsenal boss said he was “very sad" at the situation, and paid tribute to Gerrard's career so far.

Arteta said: “I am very sad for him. He was a player I admired.

"He is a person I have a lot of respect for.

“As a manager he started so well, first at Ibrox with Rangers and then at Aston Villa, but this job is like this I am afraid."