FRUSTRATED Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta admits his Premier League leaders did the basics 'extremely badly' as they opened the title door to Man City with a shock home defeat to Bournemouth at the Emirates Stadium. It’s a big punch in the face and it’s about how we react now. Credit to them – there’s a reason they haven’t lost for 12 games, because they do a lot of things right. Against teams who play long you can’t really play this cat-and-mouse game. It was high risk, high reward, and because we won a lot of duels we were the ones who benefitted.

Source: Irish Examiner April 11, 2026 15:45 UTC