Mikel Arteta has admitted that Bukayo Saka and Declan Rice “didn’t look good” after Arsenal’s 1-1 draw with Chelsea.
The Gunners have been pressured to settle for only one level from their journey to Stamford Bridge on Sunday – with Gabriel Martinelli the one Arsenal participant to search out the again of the online. His spectacular strike was rapidly neutralised by Pedro Neto, who introduced the perimeters degree shortly after the hour-mark.
Neither the west nor the north London facet might discover one other purpose, whereas Leandro Trossard missed out on securing three factors for Arsenal when he fired an effort vast within the ultimate seconds of the sport.
However it wasn’t simply the scoreline that Arteta needed to deal with – as each Saka and Rice have been pressured to depart the sport early. The previous limped off the pitch after a conflict with Marc Cucurella, whereas the latter was swapped for Mikel Merino after taking part in with a suspected foot harm.
“They [Saka and Rice] do not look superb,” Arteta informed Sky Sports activities after the tie in west London.”I do not know [if it’s long-term]. They each could not end the sport, so not good.
“The frustration of not getting three factors is greater [than being satisfied] and it’ll most likely be larger after watching it again. I feel we dominated them, we have been the higher workforce in lots of phases and conditions within the recreation and after going forward, very disillusioned in the way in which we conceded. It was so poor. It’s not our requirements and we do not settle for.”
Arsenal are set to face Nottingham Forest on 23 November after the worldwide break.
