Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has slammed his players after their performance against Crystal Palace on Monday night.
The Gunners went down 3-0 at Selhurst Park after goals from Jean-Philippe Mateta, Wilfried Zaha and Jordan Ayew.
"From the beginning we were not at the races," Arteta said after the game. "When you come here you have to compete. you have to win duels and second balls and be aggressive and we were none of those and top of that we were really poor on the ball.
"We tried in the second half, we had three or four big chances but the only half chance they had they got a penalty.
"It is time to accept the criticism, put your hand up and apologise because this performance was not good enough for this club and then react. When everything goes well everyone wants to be there and be supportive.
"Congratulations to Palace because they deserved to win the game. They always play like this.
"We are humble enough to accept the criticism. You don't feel sorry for yourself because we lost players and a football match."
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