Soccer-Arsenal's Arteta defends decision to sell players in January without additions

(Reuters) - Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta defended the club's decision to sell players in the January transfer window without making major additions, saying it was the right thing to do at that time.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Ainsley Maitland-Niles, Pablo Mari, Calum Chambers, Sead Kolasinac and Folarin Balogun were among the players who left Arsenal in January.

Injuries to key players Kieran Tierney and Thomas Partey have left Arteta with a thin squad, affecting the club's hopes of securing a top-four Premier League finish.

"They were players that we did not really use. And you put them in the context now, I don't know how much they would have played," Arteta told British media on Friday.

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