Arsenal vs Liverpool: Don’t think the result properly reflects the performance, says Mikel Arteta

The Gunners played well in the first half but two quickfire goals at the start of the second half proved to be the difference between them.

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta in a file photo. (Image: Twitter)
By Karthik Raman | Mar 17, 2022 | 2 Min Read follow icon Follow Us

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta was left disappointed after seeing his side suffer a 2-0 defeat against Liverpool on Wednesday night in the Premier League. The Gunners played well in the first half but two quickfire goals at the start of the second half proved to be the difference between them. Despite getting nothing out of the match, Arteta was happy with the way Arsenal played and was able to take a lot of positives from the game. After the match, Arteta, in the post-match press conference, was asked whether the missed chances decided the game. The manager, as per their club’s website, replied, “Absolutely.” 

“I don’t think the result properly reflects the performance of the team, but from box to box I think in many moments we were the better team and we did everything we planned. The way the boys performed showed their courage to play the way that we wanted to play and the intensity and the understanding of the game, they really raised the level today, but unfortunately these games are won in the boxes and that was the critical difference today to not get anything out of this game unfortunately.”

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Arteta: Not happy with the goals that we conceded

Asked whether the clinical edge showed the difference between the two sides, Arteta said, “It was the difference today. I don’t think there was any other difference apart from that. I think we have closed that gap a lot, but it wasn’t enough because when we went through that door and they went through that door, they scored two goals. I’m not happy with the goals that we conceded, but it’s part of the game and when you have those chances you have to take them to get something out of it.”

Arteta then revealed the mood inside the dressing room and how they lost two games against Manchester City and Liverpool despite fighting on equal footing. He added: “They were down because they know how well we played and now we’ve lost two games against City and Liverpool when you are there toe to toe and you deserve much more than we got from the result, but the reality is that we didn’t. So in the boxes against City it was also about the discipline because we got sent off, but those boxes make the difference against those top teams. If you are able to take the game all the way to the level which is already very difficult, still there are details and margins that they are going to manage and try and today they certainly did in the period when we were most likely to score the first goal.”





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