He described Mikel Arteta ArsenalFA Cup defeat in the third round Down Manchester United on Sunday as a one-in-a-thousand after defeat in a dramatic penalty shootout at Emirates Stadium.
Bruno Fernandes he had given the visitors the lead 52 minutes earlier Diogo Dalot He was sent off nine minutes later for a late tackle Mikel Merino.
Gabriel Magalhaes equalized in the 63rd minute, but despite almost an hour of play against 10 men, Arsenal failed to find another breakthrough and the captain Martin Ødegaard he missed a penalty 18 minutes before the end of regular game time.
United felt justice was done given that a penalty was awarded despite this Harry Maguire making minimal contact with Kai Havertz in the frame (there is no VAR in the FA Cup until the fifth round). However, United then had to defend for long periods as Arsenal looked for a winner.
The hosts had 26 shots in total and Havertz was guilty of two misses. He was also the only player to lose in the penalty shootout, as Altay Bayindir he saved his spot kick and returned it Joshua Zirkzee a chance to win the match and set up a fourth-round draw for United at home to Liverpool. City of Leicester.
“It’s unbelievable,” Arteta told the BBC. “Obviously you measure the performance and what we did in terms of the position, you know, you deserve to win the game by a mile. But the reality is that we are out and the only thing that will be judged is this: but internally I can’t.
“I love my players. I love our team and I love how good they are and what they do, because in a thousand games you should lose one and that was probably the one. You have to understand it too, it’s part of our industry, our game and move on because you don’t have time for it because we have a huge match on Wednesday.
Arsenal will face north London rivals Tottenham at home First league on Wednesday.
