Arsenal boss Arteta: Newcastle controversy can inspire my players

Football
7 Nov 2023 • 9:52 PM MYT
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Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta is seeking a response from his players tomorrow night against Sevilla.

The Gunners go into the Champions League clash on the back of a controversial defeat at Newcastle.

Arteta said, "Yes, especially the performance of the team and watching back the two games that we play last year, when we won 0-2, and the one that we lost 1-0, we were much better three days ago than a year ago, but much, much better, we deserve much more than in that game.

"But its the beauty of this game, so we have to build a lot of things that we did right against Newcastle, improve certain things especially in the final third, to be more a threat, but for the rest the way the team play, the way they competed, it was extraordinary."

On their Champions League form, Arteta also said: "Obviously, we had two very good games, the one against Lens especially in the second half we struggled, in the first 20-25 minutes of the second half, but overall the way the team has not only performed, but I think the presence of the team, the maturity they have shown in big games like this has been really good, but it's about doing it consistently and tomorrow we're going to have to do a lot of those things very, very well."