Arsenal has a red card problem and it's hurting Mikel Arteta's team
By Jack Bantock, CNN
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Mikel Arteta says it will take time for Arsenal to be on same level as Liverpool after Carabao Cup loss
Mikel Arteta has lamented Thomas Partey’s red card against Liverpool, and said it will take time for Arsenal to close the gap to Jurgen Klopp’s Reds. After a 0-0 draw at Anfield in the first leg of the Carabao Cup semi-final, Arsenal were well fancied to set up a Wembley clash with Chelsea.
Mikel Arteta defends ill-fated decision to play Thomas Partey in Arsenal loss to Liverpool
Thomas Partey only returned to the UK from the Africa Cup of Nations at midday on Thursday, then came off the bench for Arsenal against Liverpool only to be shown a red card for two bookings, but Mikel Arteta insists: ‘Wed had to play him.’
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.
‘The right reasons’: Mikel Arteta defends Arsenal over postponed Spurs game
Mikel Arteta has defended Arsenal’s decision to successfully apply for Sunday’s Premier League match with Tottenham to be postponed.
‘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.