Sign up now: Get the biggest sports news in your inbox– Mikel Arteta urged Arsenal to “show what we are made of” after their shock 2-1 defeat by second-tier Southampton in the FA Cup quarter-finals on April 4. They were punished in the 85th minute, when Shea Charles steered in Southampton’s winner from the edge of the area. The English Premier League leaders have seen their quadruple and treble bids shattered by a 2-0 defeat by Manchester City in the League Cup final and now the limp loss to Southampton. He had described the pain of losing the League Cup final on March 22 as “a ball of poison” in his stomach and Arsenal’s woeful FA Cup exit will surely leave him reaching for the antacids. It’s going to be nice to celebrate today but we open up Wrexham and Championship football tomorrow,” said 33-year-old Eckert.

Source: BBC April 04, 2026 22:48 UTC