Arsenal: Mikel Arteta defends postponement of Premier League match at Tottenham
Mikel Arteta says Arsenal «did the right thing» when requesting the postponement of last weekend's north London derby against Tottenham.
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‘This is a no win situation’ - Mikel Arteta criticises reaction to Arsenal postponement of north London derby
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta says his club has “never, ever questioned” when matches have been called off after criticising the reaction to the postponement of their north London derby with Tottenham. It is understood they had just one Covid case but took advantage of Premier League rules put in place on the number of minimum available players needed for a match to take place, with squad members out because of injury, suspension and international duty. Ad/> Spurs said they were “extremely surprised” by the decision, while boss Antonio Conte went further when he said: “If the Premier League decides to postpone games for injury, it means that maybe they have to try to make a best schedule and to reduce many to play games.
Mikel Arteta says Arsenal ‘would have been killed’ if they played against Tottenham
Mikel Arteta has defended Arsenal’s request to postpone Sunday’s north London derby and has suggested they would have been ‘killed’ even if they had gone ahead with it – just as they were earlier this season.
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