"It was of a piece with him essentially reading the riot act to his players. They had not turned up at the start, he suggested, and the less said about the closing stages, the better apart from the last-gasp winner. It is rare to hear Arteta be so critical but he knew his team had got away with one and he wanted them to know, too."
"We were the most competitive but the result doesn't show it, he said. We're always talking about our performances, about our progress, many parts of the game I watched were excellent. We kept them to two finishes in the first half, one was a direct free-kick, but we were one down. It means the whole team must have defended really well and also created three or four big chances. It was excellent, but again, if you want to win, you need"
Mikel Arteta criticised Arsenal for not turning up at the start of the match and warned that standards must be higher despite a 2-1 victory over Wolves. Arteta rejected credit for resilience after a late winner and read the riot act to his players, saying the team had got away with one. Arsenal have a blank midweek before an away fixture at Everton next Saturday. Oliver Glasner judged Crystal Palace's first-half display against Manchester City as their best under him, praising defensive organisation and chance creation while noting a lack of clinical finishing needed to win.
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