Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has come to the defence of his right back Hector Bellerin.

The Spanish full back was punished for a foul throw against Tottenham in the Premier League at the weekend.

While Arteta believes the throw was legal, he will still work with Bellerin and the other players to ensure the incident is not repeated.

Bellerin's throw in during the game was his fifth foul throw all season, while there have only been a total of 16 foul throws in the league all season.

He told reporters: "I think it was really, really harsh.

"We sent the images to the Premier League because there have been many, many incidents, much worse than that but they were never [given as foul throws].

"But we will keep working and making sure that we do the action properly of course."