Former Arsenal captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang will not feature for the Gunners against Leeds in the Premier League tomorrow.
The Gabonese was strip off captaincy after disciplinary breach and also miss out in some matched for the London club.
Arteta has also made the striker to train apart from the first team despite losing the armband.
Speaking ahead of the game against Leeds United Arteta said that Aubameyang is not available for selection.
Asked how he had coped with the fallout of taking the armband from Aubameyang, Arteta said: “Every time that you are sitting here, you have some challenges.
“You have some brilliant moments and some moments when you have to make decisions.
“I am sitting here to try to make the right decisions every day. My only intention is that – to get the club in the best possible condition, to defend our players and get the best possible results on the pitch that we can.
“It’s been challenging because those decisions are tough and not pleasant, but you have to do what you feel is right.”
