MANCHESTER — Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta was eager to share his reaction following their scrappy win at Manchester United on Sunday.
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The Gunners knew it would be a tough task to head to Old Trafford against a new-look United on the opening weekend of the new Premier League season. And it certainly was.
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But they got the job done thanks to Riccardo Calafiori’s first half header after a mistake from Man United goalkeeper Altay Bayindir.
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Here’s the latest Mikel Arteta reaction on Arsenal’s win at Manchester United.
Mikel Arteta reaction on Manchester United vs Arsenal
“Massive win. To go in the first fixture at Old Trafford with that atmosphere, the way they are building momentum, with new signings and excitement around it, it’s a great feeling, and then we have to be really humble about the way we did it,” Arteta said to Sky Sports on the win.
“And we did it one because of the way we reacted to mistakes. Two unfortunate mistakes and mistakes that are very far from the standards that we normally have, and we constantly reacted to that. And that’s the reason why we had opportunity to win again. You’re talking about character and spirit, that’s it. I can make a mistake. How do I react to that? In open spaces, we should have killed them. The way everybody tried, the defense was phenomenal.”
“I just look at the players’ faces and they want much more, and we know that we are much better than in certain moments. I think before I came here, it was 18 or 22 years without winning at Old Trafford, and now we come here, we won many times, and are still unsatisfied. And I take that as a massive compliment, and as a way to build what we want to build.”
Arteta was asked about Gyokeres and Zubimendi and said he is “very happy with them” but added that it will take time for them to get up to full fitness.
