‘Takehiro Tomiyasu hasn’t done it in seven years!’ – Mikel Arteta slams Arsenal for ‘three goals’ for Manchester City as he laments costly mistakes
The Gunners paid for a series of individual errors against the champions, with Kevin De Bruyne and Jack Grealish scoring important goals, capitalizing on mistakes by Takehiro Tomiyasu and Gabriel Magalhaes respectively.
De Bruyne’s opening goal came from a terrifying backpass from Tomiyasu and Gabriel lost possession high up the pitch, but City scored a second half goal by Grealish after Bukayo Saka equalized from the penalty spot. regained the lead.
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After the defeat that saw Arsenal take the Premier League top spot for the first time since August, Arteta said:
“It’s very difficult to play at the level you have to play to have a chance to win. A lot of moments we thought we had achieved it, but like us, we scored three goals and we’ve got what we have. The margin of error is almost zero if you don’t take away those great chances.It’s a shame because we really had them.
“I don’t know if it’s experience or bad luck. It’s been seven years since I’ve seen Tomiyasu make that pass and he did it today. That’s part of it and they have the qualities to punish you.” I have.”
Asked how difficult it was to rally the players after such a demoralizing defeat, Arteta added:
“We have a solid performance, so we have to score points. The game is decided in the penalty area, but today we went too far and didn’t have the ruthlessness to take our chances.
“Psychologically, I still have the marathon. I said three months ago, and I said it today. It’s tomorrow. The most important thing is what we will be tomorrow and that is what we are focused on. Because otherwise you never know what will happen. “