READ MORE:<\/strong> Two years Ashes preparation wasted, says Atherton<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n READ MORE:<\/strong> Australia take giant step towards Ashes glory<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n The alleged incident took place in the 33rd minute of the game at Elland Road.<\/p>\n Arsenal substitute Rob Holding was pictured talking to the fourth official just after the half-hour mark, before a member of Leeds staff was notified.<\/p>\n There was then a conversation between representatives of both clubs and head referee Andre Marriner.<\/p>\n \u201cIt was reported and the stadium manager will have to deal with that with the authorities,\u201d Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta said afterwards.<\/p>\n The alleged abuse is understood to have been aimed towards Nuno Tavares and Nicolas P\u00e9p\u00e9 as they warmed up during the game.<\/p>\n Play was briefly paused during the first half while the match officials were informed.<\/p>\n Arteta said it was a \u201csingle person\u201d who aimed the alleged abuse apparently toward one of Arsenal's substitutes.<\/p>\n \u201cVery disappointed because we have done so much in football to try to avoid it,\u201d he said, \u201cbut it is a single person. I don\u2019t think that merits that a full stadium pays the price.<\/p>\n \u201cIt was a single incident and it has to be reported. It was reported and now the authorities will have to work with the clubs to understand what happened.\u201d<\/p>\n For a daily dose of the best of the breaking news and exclusive content from Wide World of Sports, subscribe to our newsletter by<\/em><\/strong> clicking here!<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n