
05/10/2024
Arteta on whether the game was more stressful than it needed to be: "Probably. First half I thought it was expectional. The amount of dominance that we had it’s unbelievable we didn’t score a goal. Then the game became more open and they scored. We threw away the game and we had a new game. We managed to do it again."
Arteta on if Saka is showing more leadership: "For sure. That’s the maturity and that’s the steps that players have to do. He’s been in the team long enough to have that role. When you want to be at the top players have to make those moments to change the game. He did that again."
Arteta on if he's concerned about the need for a wake up call: "The wake up call is that we conceded a goal. The way we dominated the game you need to score three, four or five. If we don’t we need to score."
Arteta on if he's tempted to rest Saka: "Yeah there is. We have taken him off a few times this season. We have to manage his load but at the moment he’s in a really good place."