Mikel Arteta says he was ‘killing himself’ watching Arsenal’s limp first-half performance at Anfield and insisted they must be better to clinch the title from Liverpool next year.
The Gunners could not handle the champions in the opening stages and fell behind to two goals in as many minutes — but fought back after the break to claim a valuable point despite Mikel Merino’s red card, their sixth of the season.
But Arteta said: ‘We had a reaction but I hate reaction, I like action. Especially if we want to be there winning trophies, there is going to be a moment where you win it or you don’t.
‘If you don’t, you have to play another one when you have been working for nine months. That is here, today. If you cannot win it, you have to be the best of the rest. I was really, really upset.
‘When I see that reaction and it’s there and you need certain more fire, that’s on me and that’s my responsibility. What I saw in the first 25 minutes or 30 minutes, phoar, I was killing myself. Sorry for the words that I use.’
The Spaniard added: ‘They won the title, I think they fully deserved to win it. They have been so consistent and that’s it. We are going to have to be better, smarter, be with the right ability. For sure, don’t play six times in the season with 10 men - because if that happens, we won’t win it next season, for sure. And (we need to) learn, a lot of learning.’
Arteta was without injured Declan Rice and said the England midfielder is unlikely to be back for next week’s home clash with Newcastle.
rajeevsingh
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Liverpool will be mediocre next season will finish outside top 6
rajeevsingh
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var didn't bother tocheck , if it had been arsenal's goal it would have been checked 20 times
rajeevsingh
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szobsolai was offside in assist he made
Kioabostuy
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Arsenal played well in the first 20 minutes, the finishing was the problem, a problem from you Arteta and the board. Strikers do the finishing, if you have no striker, don't complain on wingers and midfielders to do the finishing for you. Stop being stubborn like Arsene Wenger, it will do you no good. Listen to the fans need at times, it will help.
Keep crying dawg😂….a club without a league trophies since 2004,I guess you need to wait 30years more to get a league trophy 😂😂😂
fuubilntz
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the problem is the keeper who passes the to player who guarded by other players. He these mistakes which caused problems to Arsenal: He passed to saliba vs real he pased to partey vs psg and to which caused merino to be sent off
malablata
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Arsenal played well in the first 20 minutes, the finishing was the problem, a problem from you Arteta and the board. Strikers do the finishing, if you have no striker, don't complain on wingers and midfielders to do the finishing for you. Stop being stubborn like Arsene Wenger, it will do you no good. Listen to the fans need at times, it will help.
puhbkmnpz
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dont sack him please, he is very successful at arsenal... ......successfully not winning any trophy
TheOddOne
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sacking Arteta will get worst. lets continue with Arteta to get 2nd position
Andreopel
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sack Him
vaakundokhel77
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Arsenal have defensive weapon in first half but still manage to get 2.
fabadkprty
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The keeper is not stupid rather it's your family that is stupid.
emondorock
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Arsenal will be lucky to hold onto the good players they have next season as we are still making errors dropping points and not very disciplined. Areta said it .....not consistant?
yomcklmnrt
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i wont be suprise if arsenal drop massive next season... the way they seem very shaky now .. I haven't seen that in d past seasons
Hiaeinoruz
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the opposing team like liverpool are a bunch of smart players who preys on y mistakes, he was lucky it did not result to a goal but a dismissal of y teammate
Hiaeinoruz
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tell your this stupid goal keeper to stop playing players with their backs on the opponent team, he is the last man seeing all 21 players and yet placing a pass to one who is guided is preposterous