Mikel Arteta was unhappy with Arsenal’s performance against Liverpool (Picture: Sky Sports)Mikel Arteta branded Arsenal’s performance in defeat against Liverpool on Saturday as ‘unacceptable’ and claimed he was ‘shocked’ by the nature of a damaging 3-0 loss. Liverpool eventually made their dominance tell following the introduction of Diogo Jota with the Portugal international helping himself to two goals, while Mohamed Salah also got in on the act. Reacting to one of the most comprehensive defeats of his reign, an emotional Arteta said: ‘We completely deserved to lose the game they were better in every department. I have to set the team up to perform in a different way and that is it. That showed the difference between the two teams – that when they play at that level, the margin is incredibly high.

Source: Metro April 03, 2021 21:36 UTC