Mikel Arteta said that he is unsure if he will be able to take home a trophy for Arsenal after his team was eliminated from the FA Cup by champions Manchester United at the Emirates, a loss he called “incredible.” Moments after Bruno Fernandes had given the visitors the lead, Diogo Dalot was sent out, forcing United to play half of a thrilling third-round match with ten men. Before Martin Odegaard was denied a penalty by Altay Bayindir, Gabriel gave the Gunners an equalizer.
United manager Ruben Amorim praised the substitute goalkeeper as a “hero” after he produced a series of excellent saves to force extra time and then denied Kai Havertz in a 5-3 shootout victory to send Arsenal reeling. After losing 2-0 to Newcastle in the first leg of the last four, Arsenal’s hopes of making it to the Carabao Cup final were dashed just four days before their early elimination. Arsenal’s fortunes have improved under Arteta, but the team’s FA Cup victory in 2020 is still the only trophy he has won in his five years there.
Arsenal’s trophy chances drop after incredible cup defeat
Mikel Arteta said that he is unsure if he will be able to bring home a trophy for Arsenal after his team was eliminated from the FA Cup by champions Manchester United at the Emirates, a loss he called “incredible.” United used ten men for half of the exciting third-round match, and Diogo Dalot was sent off just after Bruno Fernandes had given the visitors the lead.
In a 5-3 shootout victory, Gabriel gave the Gunners an equalizer before Altay Bayindir denied Martin Odegaard from the penalty spot. Bayindir also made a series of excellent saves to force extra time and denied Kai Havertz. “Are we going to take home large awards? “I am unsure,” Arteta uttered. However, playing like this, very few teams in the world are capable of playing at that level.
The fact that you didn’t win that game is amazing. We tried everything to win the game, including dominance and superiority, but we didn’t receive what we were due. We return home quite depressed, but I can’t be proud of my players.
