Mikel Arteta, Getty Images January 26, 2026, 5:17 p.m

The head coach of London Arsenal, Mikel Arteta, spoke after the defeat by Manchester United (2:3) in the match of the 23rd round of the Premier League. Quoting a Spanish expert from the BBC.

“When we lose, I take responsibility and have to defend the players. We just gave away the victory. If you want to win, you have to go through such moments, you can’t wait for victory in every game. This is impossible.

The gap in the standings is extremely small. Now we need to react and see what we can do. The next game is in the Champions League against Kairat. We have to demonstrate all our strength in it. With Manchester United, we were not at our level and we paid for it,” said Arteta.

Arsenal continue to lead the Premier League, but the gap to their nearest pursuers (Man City and Aston Villa) has narrowed to four points.