Mikel Arteta admits he’s jealous of Liverpool’s superior squad after 2-2 draw at Aston Villa
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta admitted he was jealous of Liverpool’s depth after the Gunners missed a crucial Premier League opportunity in a 2-2 draw with Aston Villa.
Before Arsenal’s game, Liverpool scored twice in stoppage time to beat Brentford 2-0, while Arsenal missed out on three points at home after leading by two goals but drawing, leaving them six points behind Liverpool, who have a game in hand.
While Liverpool manager Arne Slot could bring on Darwin Nunez, who scored a crucial late goal, and other options include Harvey Elliott and Curtis Jones, Arsenal, สมัคร ufabet กับเรา รับโบนัสทันที who have injury problems, were forced to rely on Raheem Sterling, who is on loan from Chelsea, for the final eight minutes.
“There are moments that decide everything in the title race,” Arteta said.
“Liverpool changed the players and they did well, they turned the situation around. But for us, it was the opposite. After conceding two goals in a row, the team looked exhausted.”
“I knew it was a big risk for us to drop down because the players were physically and mentally exhausted, but they kept pushing again, pressing Villa in the penalty area, but in the end we couldn’t find the winner.”
Arsenal are looking to make at least one new signing before the window closes in a fortnight and, when asked if the gap in the table was adding to the pressure on the club to strengthen, Arteta replied:
“When you look at the results, we are one of the few teams in the league that can play at this level, but when you look at the bench, you can see we are lacking a lot of options.”