Mikel Arteta says Arsenal need a reaction after they suffered yet another poor outing at home in their 4-1 defeat to Manchester City.
After yet another loss, Mikel Arteta says the Gunners must move on and aim to start winning games as soon as possible.
The north London side are on a shambolic run of form at the moment. Excluding the Europa League, they have not won a single domestic game since the 1st of November against Manchester United.
Another lack-luster outing sent Arsenal and Arteta packing out of the Carabao Cup after a 4-1 defeat to Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City.
Another big game awaits the Gunners next as they take on Chelsea at the weekend.
Rather than moan about the current form, Arteta remained upbeat and insists they must turn their fortunes around soon enough.
“Things have to turn around,” he told Arsenal Media. “This is a crucial moment for us in the season and we have to do it this week.”
“Obviously the two goals that we conceded [against Manchester City] put the game into a really difficult situation. The first one was a really soft one really early in the game. That obviously gives us the worst possible scenario in the situation we are in, a real test.:
Despite the defeat, Arteta mentioned that he was pleased with his side’s attitude.
‘The team reacted really well and after that we kept trying, we scored a really good goal. We started to be on top of the game for 25 minutes after that, I think we were the better team. Then in the best moment of the game, we concede another soft goal.”
“After that, we kept trying, we had a really good situation to go completely through on goal with Lacazette but we missed the pass and on the counter, they scored an offside goal. After it was 3-1, I think the game was over.”
“I’m really feeling for the players, and obviously for our fans because something is happening every game for different reasons. But we need results.”
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