'Today the game was unprotected' - Arteta fumes but Arsenal survive
Arsenal produced a gritty 2-0 win against Sunderland, but Mikel Arteta fumed about the penalty that could have cost his side a result.
Arsenal produced a gritty 2-0 win against Sunderland, but Mikel Arteta fumed about the penalty that could have cost his side a result.
Celta Vigo
MálagaEnzo Maresca and Michael Carrick will go head to head in Sunday's Manchester derby, with their teams set up very differently.
Benjamin Sesko says he has trimmed down after bulking up while resting shin injury + is “ready to provide everything” for Manchester United.“The more games I’m getting, the more comfortable I feel, the more free I feel.”
️🇧🇷 José Mourinho on Vini Jr: “I am not worried, the goals will arrive soon”.“Physically he’s better than ever. He’s very strong mentally, he is at Real Madrid, plays for Brazil, the responsibility is huge. The goals will arrive”.
️ José Mourinho on Yan Diomande: “Yan is getting better, he has a lot to learn from a tactical aspect but he has an incredible talent, very strong, he gives us many options”.“He can play in Vini’s position, on the right too.”
️🇧🇷 Arteta on Bruno Guimarães: “I am really impressed!”.“The personality that he has, and this was a special game for him as well, what it means for him. How he grabs the game, making decisions that he's made”.
Mikel Arteta says penalty given to Sunderland is “unacceptable”.“Look, the first question we have to discuss is that this is NOT ACCEPTABLE at this level. "It was a beautiful game of football, with two teams and an atmosphere in the stadium that was unbelievable, with Sunderland they are so organised; they are so good in so many phases, they have great players, they created a lot of issues we had to cope with. "We had to cope with all of that, it was a lot in a really difficult week after Chelsea and Napoli, and on top of that we have to go through what we've done today that in my opinion is NOT ACCEPTABLE. "I watched it 20 times, and I CANNOT find a way to understand how they even think to give a penalty in that situation, or the way the VAR has to intervene. "So I don't know what to think, but I'm SAD that we have to discuss in such a beautiful game something at this level that has the gravity of that, because that CHANGES the course of the season and can cost you the championship. "At this level, with all the work that we put in, this cannot happen. I cannot find an explanation - that's why I'm going to try and find an explanation now. "I want to be talking about how good we were, how good Sunderland were, and the level of the league and how beautiful this is - we should not be talking about that. "I cannot find an explanation - that's why I'm going to try and find an explanation now."
️ Jude Bellingham: “I love you, Vini!”.
Mikel Arteta on penalty given to Sunderland: “I’m so upset, it’s unacceptable”.“It’s not possible at this level that it’s a penalty because it’s a judo role. I’m so pleased in one sense and so worried in another”, told TNT.
Arsenal produced a gritty 2-0 win against Sunderland, but Mikel Arteta fumed about the penalty that could have cost his side a result.
Celta Vigo
MálagaEnzo Maresca and Michael Carrick will go head to head in Sunday's Manchester derby, with their teams set up very differently.
Benjamin Sesko says he has trimmed down after bulking up while resting shin injury + is “ready to provide everything” for Manchester United.“The more games I’m getting, the more comfortable I feel, the more free I feel.”
️🇧🇷 José Mourinho on Vini Jr: “I am not worried, the goals will arrive soon”.“Physically he’s better than ever. He’s very strong mentally, he is at Real Madrid, plays for Brazil, the responsibility is huge. The goals will arrive”.
️ José Mourinho on Yan Diomande: “Yan is getting better, he has a lot to learn from a tactical aspect but he has an incredible talent, very strong, he gives us many options”.“He can play in Vini’s position, on the right too.”
️🇧🇷 Arteta on Bruno Guimarães: “I am really impressed!”.“The personality that he has, and this was a special game for him as well, what it means for him. How he grabs the game, making decisions that he's made”.
Mikel Arteta says penalty given to Sunderland is “unacceptable”.“Look, the first question we have to discuss is that this is NOT ACCEPTABLE at this level. "It was a beautiful game of football, with two teams and an atmosphere in the stadium that was unbelievable, with Sunderland they are so organised; they are so good in so many phases, they have great players, they created a lot of issues we had to cope with. "We had to cope with all of that, it was a lot in a really difficult week after Chelsea and Napoli, and on top of that we have to go through what we've done today that in my opinion is NOT ACCEPTABLE. "I watched it 20 times, and I CANNOT find a way to understand how they even think to give a penalty in that situation, or the way the VAR has to intervene. "So I don't know what to think, but I'm SAD that we have to discuss in such a beautiful game something at this level that has the gravity of that, because that CHANGES the course of the season and can cost you the championship. "At this level, with all the work that we put in, this cannot happen. I cannot find an explanation - that's why I'm going to try and find an explanation now. "I want to be talking about how good we were, how good Sunderland were, and the level of the league and how beautiful this is - we should not be talking about that. "I cannot find an explanation - that's why I'm going to try and find an explanation now."
️ Jude Bellingham: “I love you, Vini!”.
Mikel Arteta on penalty given to Sunderland: “I’m so upset, it’s unacceptable”.“It’s not possible at this level that it’s a penalty because it’s a judo role. I’m so pleased in one sense and so worried in another”, told TNT.