Arsenal tied Manchester City 1-1 at home. After the game, Arsenal coach Arteta accepted an interview with the BBC program "MOTD".
Arteta: "We deserve at least 1 point in this game. I am proud of the players, whether it is the way of playing the game or the control of almost all aspects of the game, they are very good. I am very disappointed that I failed to win the game."
Speaking of Manchester City's goal, Arteta analyzed: "At that time, we had 5 players facing the opponent and two players, and the ball was in a melee. At that moment, Haaland suddenly stepped forward, and they grabbed the space and launched an attack. This is theirs. Where is the strength. We were already at the opponent's half, and we had to deal with a lot of details when trying to cross, but Manchester City is capable of completing a counterattack in this situation. "
When asked about Manchester City's full-game chances, he emphasized the effectiveness of the team's defense: "Manchester City's full-game chances, one comes from corner kicks, one comes from counterattack, and the other is our mistakes and gifts, that's all. To limit Manchester City's chances to this level, we must pay tribute to the players."
vs. this season and last season Arteta gave a higher evaluation of Manchester City's performance: "I think our performance in this game is better than when we beat them last season."
Regarding Martineli's substitute goal, he said: "I'm very happy, this is the meaning of the existence of substitutes. Ebs' pass to Gabi is also very high. The timing of Gabi's running position and the quality of the ending are incredible."
Speaking of the role of substitutes, Arteta made it clear that the team uses Human logic: "These substitutes will get the chance to play, and everyone has the moment to show themselves. We need them to maintain this level this season, which is undoubtedly crucial to the team."
Finally mentioned the 5-point gap between the team and Liverpool, and he looked at it rationally: "We can't control Liverpool's performance, they win every game now. It will be difficult to narrow the gap, but if we can continue to maintain the level of this game against Manchester City, everything will be fine."