And a draw Arsenal With his guest Liverpool 2 – 2 on Sunday, in the top matches of the ninth stage of the prestigious competition, raising the London team’s score to 18 points in third place, 5 points behind Manchester City Leader.
And he was forced Artetawho was already missing the services of William Saliba due to suspension and Riccardo Calafiore due to injury, decided to make more changes in his defensive line, when Gabriel went out due to injury, and he had to replace Joren Temper as well.
But Arsenal’s back four, who participated together for the first time, repelled Liverpool’s attack, which only had one chance in the second half, which Al-Masry took advantage of. Mohamed Salah To give the guests a draw.
Arteta said after the match: “I think the performance in general, with all the circumstances we went through, was very positive. There are a lot of great things, but it is disappointing not to win because I thought we were the better team.”
The Spanish coach added, “We controlled the match greatly, and we had several scoring opportunities, and our goal was not really threatened by anything, as Liverpool scored its two goals from the only two chances it had.”
Arteta stressed in his statements, which were reported on Arsenal’s official website, “With everything we went through in the past few weeks, and with all the injuries and situations we faced, the team was exceptional.”
The Arsenal coach explained, “The energy that we created, and the way we controlled the match against the leaders of the standings, all of this says a lot about the extent of our desire to achieve a positive result, as well as the quality that we possess.”
Arteta also expressed his happiness at seeing his compatriot Mikel Merino score his first goal for Arsenal, in only his second match in the tournament. English Premier League With the team he joined during the last summer transfer period.
Arteta said, “I think he was very positive. You can see that he got into the rhythm of the game, understood what he had, and in a big match like this, he was up to the responsibility. We made a great show today.”
