Bukayo Saka has broken his silence following Arsenal’s 1-0 loss against Newcastle. Alexander Isak fired the Magpies to victory at St. James’ Park on Saturday lunchtime, denting the Gunners’ hopes of winning the Premier League.
Arsenal could fall to sixth place by the end of the weekend, with Aston Villa and Chelsea eager to capitalise on the north Londoners’ disappointing result. On Sunday afternoon, Unai Emery’s team face Tottenham Hotspur before the Blues lock horns with Manchester United at Old Trafford.
Regardless of results elsewhere, though, Arsenal have significant ground to make up in the title race. Liverpool are two points clear of Manchester City at the top of the table, and seven points ahead of the Gunners.
After a ‘frustrating’ clash against Newcastle, Saka broke his silence on social media. The England international, who donned the captain’s armband in the absence of Martin Odegaard, re-posted a post-match graphic to his Instagram story, with the caption: “We stick together!”
Speaking to reporters, Arteta was also asked for his assessment of the reverse. The Gunners head coach said: “We started really well. I think we were on top of it, we looked sharp, we looked alive. And then one action, which they are really good at – they put the ball wide and have an unbelievable cross and finish.
“And then momentum changes, energy shifts. You know the game they want to play. It’s clear. You get dragged into that kind of game too often and we weren’t good enough and we didn’t have enough answers to get out of that constantly, especially to create the threat that we needed and discussed about.”
