Defeating Liverpool, Mikel Arteta is satisfied with Arsenal’s squad performance

DBasia.news – Arsenal managed to win after beating Liverpool 2-1 in the 2019-2020 Premiere League at the Emirates Stadium, Thursday (7/16) AM. The result of the victory has made the Gunners manager, Mikel Arteta satisfied with the appearance of his players.

Previously, Granit Xhaka and colleagues failed to achieve maximum results in two consecutive matches. In Week 34, they drew 1-1 with Leicester City, then surrendered 1-2 to Tottenham Hotspurs.

On Matchday 36, the bullet warehouse squad managed to silence the champion. The host coach, Mikel Arteta, was pleased to see the performance of his players. He understood that there was a difference in quality between the two teams. In recent years, Liverpool have continued to soar, and Arsenal have begun to lag.

“We have to risk everything to get points. I am glad we can do so (win the match). This is about how to maintain the right spirit and focus,” Arteta said as quoted on his club’s official website.

Throughout the match, the hosts has been under pressure. Especially when they are superior. Arteta admitted that it was part of the scheme that he had arranged to maintain excellence. The players are very close to the penalty box itself. So that Liverpool controlled the match. Then pressed up to a third of the Gunners area.

“We are ready to face it. Today the players appeared great. Sometimes we did well, sometimes we are lucky,” he added.

Arsenal’s goal against the Reds were due to errors of Virgil van Dijk and Alisson Becker. Arteta believes such a situation is common in football. Especially when at certain moments Arsenal players forced the Liverpool back line to make blunders. The results have been paid.

“Obviously it makes a difference in a big match,” he concluded.