Mikel Arteta admitted his Arsenal aspect had been “extraordinarily poor” after the Premier League champions fell to a 3-0 defeat to Brighton.
Pascal Gross, Charalampos Kostoulas and Chema Andres all discovered the online to provide the Seagulls a well-known – and completely deserved – win over the Gunners, who endured a depressing afternoon on the south coast.
Arteta’s males had been put underneath strain from the opening phases, and located themselves two objectives down earlier than half-time.
Surprised, final season’s Champions League runners-up fell additional behind after the break, and didn’t muster any sort of comeback towards a massively spectacular Brighton aspect.
The end result marked a primary defeat of the marketing campaign for the north Londoners, with Arteta unable to cover his frustration at full-time.
“[It was] a very disappointing end result and efficiency,” the Gunners boss advised Sky Sports activities.
“Brighton had been one other gear up from us. We had been extraordinarily poor technically and never respecting the sport.”
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‘This may occur once more’
Regardless of his disappointment, Arteta was fast to reward the efficiency of the hosts, and insisted his gamers should study from the expertise.
The Arsenal supervisor added: “Credit score to Brighton. They went up one other gear. It’s an enormous lesson to study. It doesn’t take away from what the staff has carried out the previous few weeks.
“However now now we have to ensure we study the lesson as a result of this could occur once more.”
Subsequent up for Arsenal after the prolonged worldwide break is the go to of Leeds United on the Emirates on 10 October, earlier than welcoming French aspect Lille within the Champions League three days later.
