Arsenal FC v AS Monaco - UEFA Champions League 2024/25 League Phase MD6 - Source: Getty
Arsenal FC v AS Monaco - UEFA Champions League 2024/25 League Phase MD6 - Source: Getty
Mikel Arteta has stated that Arsenal deserved to win their Premier League game against Everton after they were held to a goalless draw. The manager believes that his side did everything right and should have come away with all three points.
Speaking to the media after the draw, Arteta revealed that he was disappointed as his players did most of the things right. He added that they gave everything on the pitch but just could not get the win. He said:
"I feel very disappointed not to win the game, because, obviously, if there’s a team that deserved to win, there’s only one, which is Arsenal. We fully deserved to win the game. We gave nothing away, no shots conceded, dominated our play, not allowed them to run, no set pieces. High-press, excellent. We got them there. We generated the chances, but the last 20 metres was missing to score goals, which is what you have to do with all the dominance because we have never been able to dominate it that way.But at the end you have to try to generate the highest winning probability. Now that you draw the game, you want more. Even if we win it, we always want more. But I cannot ask much more to the boys apart from putting the ball in the net."
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Arsenal remain third in the Premier League and are six points behind leaders Liverpool who also dropped points today. The point today helped Everton jump above Leicester City to 15th in the table after the Foxes were thrashed at Newcastle United.
Mikel Arteta praises Jordan Pickford after Arsenal are held by Everton
Mikel Arteta has claimed that Jordan Pickford deserves the praise for his saves today against Arsenal. He believes that the goalkeeper was good along with the Everton defenders and said:
"I'm very disappointed because when you do what we've done today against them, you have to win the game, you know. But at the end, this is football, it’s the hardest thing. Those last 20-25 meters to do what we have to do. Credit to them as well, how they block shots, Jordan Pickford for the saves that he's made, the way they defend, the desire that they defend with. But honestly, it's difficult to ask something else to the team. Individually, can we do things a little bit better and deliver more quality and deliver the magic moment? In that case that is necessary, yes, but that's something that is not easy."
Arsenal will remain third in the league table regardless of the results on Sunday unless Manchester City manage to beat Manchester United by 8+ goals. They could fall four points behind Chelsea if the Blues collect all three points at home to Brentford.