“Not acceptable” – Mikel Arteta seems to have his own players after Arsenal’s draw against Man United

Arsenal’s hopes for the Premier League title have suffered another failure because they kept 1-1 against Manchester United at Old Trafford, leaving them 15 points behind the League leaders of Liverpool with the remaining 10 games.

Bruno Fernandes gave Man United the lead just before halftime, twisting David Ray with a free kick.

Gunners answered in the 74th minute, while Declan Rice shot in the first goal, and goalkeeper Andre Onana, who could probably have better save.

The following result, Mikel Arteta was visibly ‘upset’ And he did not hide his frustration according to his own players in an interview with post matches, indicating that his side lacks ruthlessness needed to win.

Mikel Arteta calls for more ruthlessness on her part

He noted that the artillery had an exceptional first half, but were unable to convert their dominance to goals.

The Arsenal chief was critical of deciding on his team at key moments, emphasizing the missed capabilities and the failure of applying the final touch in the last third.

In addition, he pointed out that the way they confessed was unacceptable because they allowed United to take advantage of the moments that could be prevented.

As quoted by the way BBC SportSpaniard said:

“When we had the first half we had where we were exceptional, we didn’t test the guard. We had some amazing situations, but we didn’t get the last goal or last pass. We didn’t use, we rushed to play, we started losing duels and we could eventually lose it.

“Sometimes this is missing. The execution must be in the right player and the right player to shoot. As we admitted at certain moments (chances), it was not acceptable. They have so much quality and choosing the right player and would usually end up with the goal.

“We opened the door to lose the game. There was no chance of losing the game and we opened it ourselves. I will constantly defend my players, but in those moments we have to do better.”

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Arsenal boss comes out of the interview after the match

With the draw of the further challenge of Arsenal, analysts have written off their hopes that they will capture Liverpool. Their inconsistency was a repetitive question, and many believe that in January they may have cost them a top top class attacker.

When asked about the title race after the game, Artete decided not to respond, instead ran out of an interview, which signaled his growing frustration.

The head of Mikela Arte is hot. pic.twitter.com/qcd7bzutx1

– Tactical Matt (@tactilymatt) March 9, 2025

Looking in advance, Arsenal has to deal with his options forward in the summer window, as the proven scorer naked could be missing a piece necessary to turn them into true candidates for the title.