Arsenal have been knocked out of the Carabao Cup in the fourth round following a 3-1 defeat by West Ham - and Mikel Arteta was clear where the blame lay post-match
Mikel Arteta was keen to shoulder the blame after Arsenal were knocked out of the Carabao Cup by West Ham on Wednesday night.
Bowen smashed past Aaron Ramsdale from the edge of the box to make the game safe, with substitute Martin Odegaard then grabbing a late consolation with a low finish. Arteta made six changes to the side which smashed Sheffield United 5-0 in the Premier League on Saturday and wanted to direct the criticism at himself in his post-match media duties.
While he felt the first goal would not have stood had VAR been in use, he focused on the lacklustre performance of his side. He added: “We should have done many things much better – urgency, speed on the ball, the simple things that we gave away, the defence didn’t allow us to be set in the final third for long periods, so there’s lots to improve.”
Arsenal will look to get back on track when they face Newcastle in the Premier League this weekend. The Magpies will be in a buoyant mood after thrashing Manchester United 3-0 at Old Trafford despite making eight changes to their line-up.
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