Carabao Cup: Arsenal Manager, Arteta Points Out Area To Strengthen After Eliminated

Former Spanish Lengen and Arsenal boss, Mikel Arteta has pointed out the key areas his team need to strengthen following their Carabao Cup elimination by West Ham United on Wednesday at the London Stadium.

Ben Whites (own-goal) Mohammed Kudus and Jarrod Bowen’s goal eliminates the Gunners from the tournament.

However, he was questioned if the absence of Rice and Saliba had a big impact on Arsenal’s lack of physicality.

Arteta told reporters at his post-match press conference after the game: “Obviously there are different players that bring something different to the table but it’s not about that, it is about a lot of simple things that we didn’t do well at all today.

“Some of them were competing, some were duels, 50-50s, but we had a lot of giveaways we have in areas that we didn’t allow us in any moment to be a threat in the final third and that’s something we have to improve dramatically from today.”

The Gunners will play against Newcastle United in an away Premier League clash this weekend.