MATTEO GUENDOUZI has been dropped by Arsenal for the game against Southampton after his ugly show of aggression against Brighton.

The French star, 21, lost his cool and grabbed Neal Maupay by the throat at the end of a feisty clash on the south coast at the weekend.

Guendouzi escaped any on-field punishment and avoided a retrospective three-match ban for his incredible display of violence.

But Gunners boss Mikel Arteta has decided to leave him out for the game against Southampton – with the midfielder not even earning a place on the bench.

Maupay had irked Guendouzi after his involvement in a nasty incident with Gunners goalkeeper Bernd Leno, with the German seriously injuring his knee.

The French forward then scored a last-gasp winner as Arsenal threw away a 1-0 lead to watch their European hopes fade away.

Guendouzi was was filmed grabbing Maupay by the throat and hurling him to the ground at full-time.

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