Mikel Arteta was blown away by Arsenal’s performance against Aston Villa – but admitted that “something is missing” after they failed to hold onto a two-goal lead.
Leandro Trossard set up Gabriel Martinelli and Kai Havertz to score either side of halftime, but Youri Tielemans and Ollie Watkins both found the net in an eight-minute period to stun the Gunners at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday evening.
Despite the disappointing result, Arteta told Sky Sports after the final whistle that he was proud of how Arsenal played against Villa.
“The way we played and competed, for the third time in six days and after playing 120-minutes, to deliver that dominance and performance, it was outstanding,” he beamed.
