Newcastle United twisted the knife in Mikel Arteta after Wednesday's Carabao Cup semi-final victory against Arsenal by mocking the Spaniard's previous comments about the ball. Jacob Murphy and Anthony Gordon scored the goals at St. James' Park to seal a definitive 4-0 aggregate win over the Gunners following a 2-0 triumph in north London.

Mikel Arteta was subject to a witty jest from Newcastle United after his Arsenal side were knocked out of the Carabao Cup at St. James' Park

Newcastle United gleefully took aim at Arsenal on social media after the Magpies' Carabao Cup semi-final victory on Wednesday. After January's first leg, which ended in a 2-0 victory for Newcastle, Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta blamed the match ball used in the competition for his side's finishing woes,