Mikel Arteta has admitted Bukayo Saka and Declan Rice “didn’t look good” after Arsenal’s 1-1 draw with Chelsea.
The Gunners were forced to settle for just one point of their own trip to Stamford Bridge on Sunday – with Gabriel Martinelli the only Arsenal player to find the back of the net. His stunning strike was quickly neutralized by Pedro Neto, who leveled the sides just after the hour mark.
Neither west nor north London could find another goal, while Leandro Trossard failed to get all three points for arsenal when he fired an effort wide in the dying seconds of the game.
But it wasn’t just the score that Arteta had to deal with, like both of them From i rice they were forced to leave the game early. The former limped off the pitch after a clash with Marc Cucurella, while the latter was replaced by Mikel Merino after playing with a suspected foot injury.
“They (Saka and Rice) don’t look very good,” Arteta said Sky Sports after the draw in West London.” I don’t know (if it’s long-term). They both couldn’t finish the game, so it’s not good.
“The disappointment of not getting three points is bigger (than being satisfied) and it will probably be bigger after looking at it again. I think we dominated them, we were the better team in many phases and situations of the game and after ‘go ahead’. Very disappointed with the way we conceded. It’s not our standards and we don’t accept it.”
Arsenal face Nottingham Forest on November 23 after the international break.
