Arteta happy with Arsenal win, says playing with 10 men at weekend made him tired
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta said after his team won 1-0 against Shakhtar Donetsk in the UEFA Champions League on October 22 that he was very satisfied with the result. Playing in the Champions League is always difficult. We let the game open up until the opponent had a chance, but we still held on and got 3 points. We should have scored more in the first half. In the second half, the team looked a little tired. It was because in the previous game, which was a loss to Bournemouth a few days ago, the ufabet https://ufabet999.app team had to play with 10 men for 60 minutes, so it was very difficult.
Arteta added: “Leandro Trossard missed the penalty, not sure if it was fatigue related. Credit to Shakhtar for being brave. When you give them time to play and you lose the ball, you have to be disappointed. I’m not sure why Kai Havertz, who is normally the team’s main penalty taker, didn’t take it himself and Trossard took it instead.”
The Gunners manager praised David Raya, the team’s goalkeeper, saying: “We don’t concede goals often, but we need him at important times. He plays with confidence and fits in with the team. Gabriel Martinelli is also in very good form, playing sharply. Not playing as a starter at the weekend made him look very refreshed. As for the injury problems in the team, Bukayo Saka has not trained yet and is not ready to play. While Richie Calafiori has a slight injury and cannot continue playing, it is a little worrying.