It is the same rationale about why Fábio [Vieira] played here or Eddie [Nketiah] ahead of Gabriel Jesus, Arteta said. I haven't had a single question on why Gabriel Jesus didn't start.
Arteta told Sky Sports: I think I mentioned that we wanted to build a squad with two players with quality in each position, with different characteristics.We have a lot of games coming up and it's the same with other players that we have rotated, and we will give a lot of game time in th...
Sometimes we cannot avoid a battle, said Arteta. There are certain (aerial) balls that you have to prove yourself, and they have a certain style of play they're extremely good at.
I'm extremely happy with the performance, said Arteta. After six years of not doing that, that was the challenge for us and the opportunity as well.