Arsenal stars tease Arteta over missing tooth after 3-0 win at Hull (Picture: Twitter)

Mikel Arteta played through the pain barrier to make sure Arsenal had enough bite in midfield to see out a 3-0 win over Hull – despite having one of his teeth knocked out.

The Gunners midfielder was caught by a Shane Long shoulder in the first-half and had to be taken off the pitch for treatment to a bleeding mouth.

He returned to action but was later spotted celebrating a goal minus one of his front teeth.

Arsenal managed to win the game thanks to Aaron Ramsey and a Lukas Podolski double.


Lost: Arteta loses tooth (Picture: Sky Sports)

Ouch: Arteta leaves the field (Picture: Sky Sports)

Bleeding hell: Arteta mops his mouth (Picture: Sky Sports)

All smiles: Mikel Arteta celebrates Podolski’s goal with his team-mates (Picture: Action Image)