Mikel Arteta praised Arsenal’s “hunger and desire” following their 2-0 Carabao Cup victory over Leeds United.
Calum Chambers and Eddie Nkeitia scored the goal Tuesday night as Arsenal qualified for the quarterfinals of the competition.
The Spanish manager made several changes to the match, keeping Benjamin White and Emile Smith Rowe in the starting lineup after their Premier League win over Aston Villa on Friday.
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Chambers replaced White, who was injured, scoring his first touch of the game to open the scoring.
Arteta was pleased with the performance and praised his players on the bench for their efforts to secure the victory.
“Really good performance in a team where the coach is very committed in every job,” he said. Sky sports.
“We understood the game and what we had to do, we did it in the right way.
“They gave us some problems, they always do, but we did a lot of shots and positions without being very clinical, we adjusted some things in the first half and we were better and stronger.
“We had some strong individual performances. They deserved the opportunity and took it. We have the hunger and the desire and the players are ready to work, we have to keep running like that and win more games ”.
the Arsenal His boss also confirmed that White had been replaced out of discomfort.
He said, “With Ben and the others, he made a mistake, so he didn’t feel comfortable with him.”
weather, Arsenal may be forced to “make money” with the loan from Marseille William Saliba because they feel that Arteta does not “appreciate” it, according to reports.
The defender signed with the Gunners in 2019 for a fee of £ 27 million.
Saliba has yet to make his debut at Arsenal. For the last two years, he has been on loan to Saint-Etienne, Nice and Marseille.
Sun They report the possibility that Arsenal will be “forced” to sell defenders. This is because they are “fighting to convince” him that he has a future at the club.
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