Arteta claims Arsenal ’10 times better’ than past campaign

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta shared that his club were ten times better than last year despite failing to beat 10-man Fulham today.

The North London club thought Bukayo Saka and Eddie Nketiah’s goals would secure the win after the away team netted in the 1^st minute at Emirates Stadium.

But, after Calvin Bassey received a red card, Joao Palhinha netted in the 87^th minute to tie the match 2-2, and the 10-men Fulham won a point away from home.

“We go 2-1 up, and you must do everything not to receive a goal; you cannot concede the goal after how we played,” the manager shared.

“We should have netted 5, 6, even 7 goals.

“If I compare the match this campaign to last campaign, we were ten times better today. At least 10.”

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“In the 1^st  minute, when you make the mistake that my side made, and you just concede a goal, the match becomes much more difficult,” added Mikel.

🗣️| Mikel Arteta on #ARSFUL: “It is really difficult to accept that we haven’t won the game.

“Obviously we made life really hard for ourselves giving the goal away in the first minute, but after that, the team had the response that we all expected.

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— Arsenal Buzz (@ArsenalBuzzCom) August 26, 2023