“(We felt) If it’s taking too long and if there’s going to be any doubt there then it’s going to be a goal. That wasn’t the case. It was a decision that we needed because that was probably the best moment in the game to try to change the momentum of the game”
Mikel Arteta on Xhaka at left back
“Especially the way I thought they were going to play and the space they were going to attack, it fit well to play Emile in that position.
“Especially because we thought that space was going to be there for Granit to use which it was, but we didn’t use it.”
Mikel Arteta on what appears to be the crowd
“We created a cold atmosphere that we weren’t comfortable with, but when we tried to change it, it was too late. It was great not to give up but it was too late.”