Mikel Arteta said he had ‘more belief’ in his players after their performance against Manchester City
Guardiola said a more aggressive approach set the second-half platform for Jack Grealish and Erling Haaland to score decisive goals, observing that Rúben Dias had given Martin Ødegaard less space and that Haaland’s power had been utilised more effectively. He waxed lyrical about his Norwegian striker’s display. “It was brilliant, one of the best,” he said. “We should play more that way with him. We have to be more direct, not with a long ball but with a pass.
A frustrated Arteta lamented that the defeat was self-inflicted, errors by Takehiro Tomiyasu and Gabriel Magalhães setting City’s first two goals in train while Eddie Nketiah missed two big headed chances. “That’s the frustration,” he said. “It’s exceptionally difficult to play at the level [City] require you to play to have a chance to win.
City ultimately displayed more nous but Arteta pointed to the aberration by Tomiyasu, whose underhit backpass allowed De Bruyne to score the opener, as an example of the margins Arsenal had not negotiated.
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