Some Arsenal fans react to Mikel Arteta's comments about Ainsley Maitland-Niles

<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieWLYYHAtJ9HguYWQJ_pdonolXsxj_K8Ir4bOprVs-PtwsUBLzVKbqstLINJAeW402wvexKEcSZLUt3doZupAaL4SOq6MJXtCymUpePuZs8yreOUPLgdxzKwMaf7n1xCqdp-CRlYm1WcX9/s1024/GettyImages-1268561643.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="730" data-original-width="1024" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieWLYYHAtJ9HguYWQJ_pdonolXsxj_K8Ir4bOprVs-PtwsUBLzVKbqstLINJAeW402wvexKEcSZLUt3doZupAaL4SOq6MJXtCymUpePuZs8yreOUPLgdxzKwMaf7n1xCqdp-CRlYm1WcX9/s320/GettyImages-1268561643.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><h2 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #313131; line-height: 1.875; margin: 0px 0px 30px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta was asked about Ainsley Maitland-Niles at his <a href="https://www.arsenal.com/news/arteta-everton-red-cards-concussion-subs" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #010101; transition: all 0.15s ease 0s;">pre-match press conference</a> before the trip to Everton.</span></h2><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #313131; line-height: 1.875; margin: 0px 0px 30px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Maitland-Niles started at right wing back for the Gunners during their 1-1 draw with Southampton on Wednesday.</span></p><div class="thefo-content-one" id="thefo-122565938" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #313131; line-height: 1.875; margin: 0px 0px 30px;"></div><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #313131; line-height: 1.875; margin: 0px 0px 30px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">That opportunity came because Hector Bellerin was suspended due to picking up five yellow cards this season.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #313131; line-height: 1.875; margin: 0px 0px 30px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Arteta was asked if the Englishman had done enough to keep his place at Goodison Park.</span></p><figure class="wp-block-image size-large" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #313131; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><div class="GRVAd GRVAdHidden" data-ad-code="33555" data-ad-deferfirstauction="true" data-ad-passbackids="["seedtagInImage"]" data-ad-sizemapping="inimageDesktop" data-ad-status="rendered" data-ad-type="inimage" style="background-color: #cccccc; border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); bottom: 600px; box-sizing: content-box; height: 50px; margin-top: 0px; padding: 0px !important; 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box-sizing: border-box; color: #313131; line-height: 1.875; margin: 0px 0px 30px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">“I think Ainsley had a good game and I think he is evolving really good,” said Arteta.</span></p><div class="thefo-content-three" id="thefo-894706749" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #313131; line-height: 1.875; margin: 0px 0px 30px;"></div><div class="GRVVideo" data-video-code="IioigYCy" data-video-playerid="22886" data-video-status="waiting" data-video-tag="118" data-video-title="auto" data-video-type="brid:player" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #313131; line-height: 1.875; margin: 0px 0px 30px;"><div class="GRVVideo-wrapper brid-player" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><div class="GRVVideo-player-wrapper" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><div class="GRVVideo-player" id="GRVVideo-player-IioigYCy" style="box-sizing: border-box;"></div></div></div></div><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #313131; line-height: 1.875; margin: 0px 0px 30px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">“I think he’s made – in this year – big, big progress and he’s in a much better place than what he was a year ago and he needs to keep doing what he’s doing.”</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #313131; line-height: 1.875; margin: 0px 0px 30px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Some Arsenal fans on Twitter reacted to Arteta’s comments by urging him to keep him in the side against the Toffees.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #313131; line-height: 1.875; margin: 0px 0px 30px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">There was clear frustration that Bellerin has played ahead of Maitland-Niles so much this season and they want to see Arteta backing up his comments by starting the 23-year-old:</span></p><figure class="wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #313131; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto !important; margin-right: auto !important; margin-top: 10px; max-width: 550px; width: 550px;"><iframe allowfullscreen="true" allowtransparency="true" class="" data-tweet-id="1339913636366565379" frameborder="0" id="twitter-widget-0" scrolling="no" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/index.html?creatorScreenName=SamJPreston&dnt=true&embedId=twitter-widget-0&frame=false&hideCard=false&hideThread=false&id=1339913636366565379&lang=en-gb&origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thefocus.news%2Ffootball%2Fsome-arsenal-fans-react-to-mikel-artetas-comments-about-ainsley-maitland-niles%2F&siteScreenName=GetTheFocus&theme=light&widgetsVersion=ed20a2b%3A1601588405575&width=550px" style="border-style: none; border-width: initial; box-sizing: border-box; display: block; flex-grow: 1; height: 0px; margin: 10px 0px 15px; max-width: 100%; position: absolute; visibility: hidden; width: 0px;" title="Twitter Tweet"></iframe></div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-dnt="true" data-twitter-extracted-i1608325277689850806="true" data-width="550" style="background: rgb(247, 247, 247); border-bottom: none; border-image: initial; border-left: 5px solid rgb(0, 90, 140); border-right: none; border-top: none; box-sizing: border-box; font-style: italic; line-height: 1.875; margin: 40px auto !important; min-height: 71px; padding: 30px; quotes: "“" "”";"><p dir="ltr" lang="en" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Stop talking and start him over bellerin every league games as well as nelson.</span></p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">— Sally <img alt="🦋" class="emoji" draggable="false" role="img" src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/12.0.0-1/svg/1f98b.svg" style="background: none !important; border: none !important; box-shadow: none !important; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline !important; height: auto; margin: 0px 0.07em !important; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px !important; vertical-align: -0.1em !important; width: 1em !important;" /> (@Rubyjennieisluv) <a href="https://twitter.com/Rubyjennieisluv/status/1339913636366565379?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #010101; transition: all 0.15s ease 0s;">December 18, 2020</a></span></blockquote></div></figure><figure class="wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #313131; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto !important; margin-right: auto !important; margin-top: 10px; max-width: 550px; width: 550px;"><iframe allowfullscreen="true" allowtransparency="true" class="" data-tweet-id="1339908070969847817" frameborder="0" id="twitter-widget-1" scrolling="no" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/index.html?creatorScreenName=SamJPreston&dnt=true&embedId=twitter-widget-1&frame=false&hideCard=false&hideThread=false&id=1339908070969847817&lang=en-gb&origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thefocus.news%2Ffootball%2Fsome-arsenal-fans-react-to-mikel-artetas-comments-about-ainsley-maitland-niles%2F&siteScreenName=GetTheFocus&theme=light&widgetsVersion=ed20a2b%3A1601588405575&width=550px" style="border-style: none; border-width: initial; box-sizing: border-box; display: block; flex-grow: 1; height: 0px; margin: 10px 0px 15px; max-width: 100%; position: absolute; visibility: hidden; width: 0px;" title="Twitter Tweet"></iframe></div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-dnt="true" data-twitter-extracted-i1608325277689850806="true" data-width="550" style="background: rgb(247, 247, 247); border-bottom: none; border-image: initial; border-left: 5px solid rgb(0, 90, 140); border-right: none; border-top: none; box-sizing: border-box; font-style: italic; line-height: 1.875; margin: 40px auto !important; min-height: 71px; padding: 30px; quotes: "“" "”";"><p dir="ltr" lang="en" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">All arteta does is talk. No actions, just talk</span></p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">— afcSSR (@afc_SSR) <a href="https://twitter.com/afc_SSR/status/1339908070969847817?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #010101; transition: all 0.15s ease 0s;">December 18, 2020</a></span></blockquote></div></figure><figure class="wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #313131; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto !important; margin-right: auto !important; margin-top: 10px; max-width: 550px; width: 550px;"><iframe allowfullscreen="true" allowtransparency="true" class="" data-tweet-id="1339930009276919810" frameborder="0" id="twitter-widget-2" scrolling="no" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/index.html?creatorScreenName=SamJPreston&dnt=true&embedId=twitter-widget-2&frame=false&hideCard=false&hideThread=false&id=1339930009276919810&lang=en-gb&origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thefocus.news%2Ffootball%2Fsome-arsenal-fans-react-to-mikel-artetas-comments-about-ainsley-maitland-niles%2F&siteScreenName=GetTheFocus&theme=light&widgetsVersion=ed20a2b%3A1601588405575&width=550px" style="border-style: none; border-width: initial; box-sizing: border-box; display: block; flex-grow: 1; height: 0px; margin: 10px 0px 15px; max-width: 100%; position: absolute; visibility: hidden; width: 0px;" title="Twitter Tweet"></iframe></div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-dnt="true" data-twitter-extracted-i1608325277689850806="true" data-width="550" style="background: rgb(247, 247, 247); border-bottom: none; border-image: initial; border-left: 5px solid rgb(0, 90, 140); border-right: none; border-top: none; box-sizing: border-box; font-style: italic; line-height: 1.875; margin: 40px auto !important; min-height: 71px; padding: 30px; quotes: "“" "”";"><p dir="ltr" lang="en" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Lol you've neglected to mention that this was in reponse to a direct question from Hayters on AMN and he was asked immediately after if Bellerin would come back into the team and declined to answer. Not positive on the AMN imo.</span></p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">— Bogan Gooner #FREEAINSLEY (@BoganGooner) <a href="https://twitter.com/BoganGooner/status/1339930009276919810?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #010101; transition: all 0.15s ease 0s;">December 18, 2020</a></span></blockquote></div></figure><figure class="wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #313131; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto !important; margin-right: auto !important; margin-top: 10px; max-width: 550px; width: 550px;"><iframe allowfullscreen="true" allowtransparency="true" class="" data-tweet-id="1339914920666693635" frameborder="0" id="twitter-widget-3" scrolling="no" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/index.html?creatorScreenName=SamJPreston&dnt=true&embedId=twitter-widget-3&frame=false&hideCard=false&hideThread=false&id=1339914920666693635&lang=en-gb&origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thefocus.news%2Ffootball%2Fsome-arsenal-fans-react-to-mikel-artetas-comments-about-ainsley-maitland-niles%2F&siteScreenName=GetTheFocus&theme=light&widgetsVersion=ed20a2b%3A1601588405575&width=550px" style="border-style: none; border-width: initial; box-sizing: border-box; display: block; flex-grow: 1; height: 0px; margin: 10px 0px 15px; max-width: 100%; position: absolute; visibility: hidden; width: 0px;" title="Twitter Tweet"></iframe></div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-dnt="true" data-twitter-extracted-i1608325277689850806="true" data-width="550" style="background: rgb(247, 247, 247); border-bottom: none; border-image: initial; border-left: 5px solid rgb(0, 90, 140); border-right: none; border-top: none; box-sizing: border-box; font-style: italic; line-height: 1.875; margin: 40px auto !important; min-height: 71px; padding: 30px; quotes: "“" "”";"><p dir="ltr" lang="en" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Meanwhile on matchday, he picks his fav <img alt="😂" class="emoji" draggable="false" role="img" src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/12.0.0-1/svg/1f602.svg" style="background: none !important; border: none !important; box-shadow: none !important; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline !important; height: auto; margin: 0px 0.07em !important; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px !important; vertical-align: -0.1em !important; width: 1em !important;" /> <a href="https://t.co/9u27jBdu39" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #010101; transition: all 0.15s ease 0s;">pic.twitter.com/9u27jBdu39</a></span></p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">— AlexIs Arsenal's Hale End <img alt="🔴" class="emoji" draggable="false" role="img" src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/12.0.0-1/svg/1f534.svg" style="background: none !important; border: none !important; box-shadow: none !important; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline !important; height: auto; margin: 0px 0.07em !important; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px !important; vertical-align: -0.1em !important; width: 1em !important;" /><img alt="⚪️" class="emoji" draggable="false" role="img" src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/12.0.0-1/svg/26aa.svg" style="background: none !important; border: none !important; box-shadow: none !important; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline !important; height: auto; margin: 0px 0.07em !important; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px !important; vertical-align: -0.1em !important; width: 1em !important;" /> Gooner <img alt="⚕️" class="emoji" draggable="false" role="img" src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/12.0.0-1/svg/2695.svg" style="background: none !important; border: none !important; box-shadow: none !important; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline !important; height: auto; margin: 0px 0.07em !important; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px !important; vertical-align: -0.1em !important; width: 1em !important;" /> (@AlexIsAHaleEnd) <a href="https://twitter.com/AlexIsAHaleEnd/status/1339914920666693635?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #010101; transition: all 0.15s ease 0s;">December 18, 2020</a></span></blockquote></div></figure><figure class="wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter" style="background-color: white; 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display: block; flex-grow: 1; height: 0px; margin: 10px 0px 15px; max-width: 100%; position: absolute; visibility: hidden; width: 0px;" title="Twitter Tweet"></iframe></div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-dnt="true" data-twitter-extracted-i1608325277689850806="true" data-width="550" style="background: rgb(247, 247, 247); border-bottom: none; border-image: initial; border-left: 5px solid rgb(0, 90, 140); border-right: none; border-top: none; box-sizing: border-box; font-style: italic; line-height: 1.875; margin: 40px auto !important; min-height: 71px; padding: 30px; quotes: "“" "”";"><p dir="ltr" lang="en" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">He is been proving that for a year now but you have refused to give him that starting opportunity<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />So what exactly are you saying?</span></p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">— xhakazette<img alt="🇳🇬" class="emoji" draggable="false" role="img" src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/12.0.0-1/svg/1f1f3-1f1ec.svg" style="background: none !important; border: none !important; box-shadow: none !important; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline !important; height: auto; margin: 0px 0.07em !important; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px !important; vertical-align: -0.1em !important; width: 1em !important;" /> (@AnuoluwapoOwol3) <a href="https://twitter.com/AnuoluwapoOwol3/status/1339937065308446721?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #010101; transition: all 0.15s ease 0s;">December 18, 2020</a></span></blockquote></div></figure><figure class="wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #313131; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto !important; margin-right: auto !important; margin-top: 10px; max-width: 550px; width: 550px;"><iframe allowfullscreen="true" allowtransparency="true" class="" data-tweet-id="1339915017924333569" frameborder="0" id="twitter-widget-5" scrolling="no" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/index.html?creatorScreenName=SamJPreston&dnt=true&embedId=twitter-widget-5&frame=false&hideCard=false&hideThread=false&id=1339915017924333569&lang=en-gb&origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thefocus.news%2Ffootball%2Fsome-arsenal-fans-react-to-mikel-artetas-comments-about-ainsley-maitland-niles%2F&siteScreenName=GetTheFocus&theme=light&widgetsVersion=ed20a2b%3A1601588405575&width=550px" style="border-style: none; border-width: initial; box-sizing: border-box; display: block; flex-grow: 1; height: 0px; margin: 10px 0px 15px; max-width: 100%; position: absolute; visibility: hidden; width: 0px;" title="Twitter Tweet"></iframe></div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-dnt="true" data-twitter-extracted-i1608325277689850806="true" data-width="550" style="background: rgb(247, 247, 247); border-bottom: none; border-image: initial; border-left: 5px solid rgb(0, 90, 140); border-right: none; border-top: none; box-sizing: border-box; font-style: italic; line-height: 1.875; margin: 40px auto !important; min-height: 71px; padding: 30px; quotes: "“" "”";"><p dir="ltr" lang="en" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">All this for Arteta to drop him tomorrow for a guy who can't even take throw ins.</span></p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">— ™️ (@AfcNas) <a href="https://twitter.com/AfcNas/status/1339915017924333569?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #010101; transition: all 0.15s ease 0s;">December 18, 2020</a></span></blockquote></div></figure><figure class="wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #313131; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto !important; margin-right: auto !important; margin-top: 10px; max-width: 550px; width: 550px;"><iframe allowfullscreen="true" allowtransparency="true" class="" data-tweet-id="1339913123109724163" frameborder="0" id="twitter-widget-6" scrolling="no" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/index.html?creatorScreenName=SamJPreston&dnt=true&embedId=twitter-widget-6&frame=false&hideCard=false&hideThread=false&id=1339913123109724163&lang=en-gb&origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thefocus.news%2Ffootball%2Fsome-arsenal-fans-react-to-mikel-artetas-comments-about-ainsley-maitland-niles%2F&siteScreenName=GetTheFocus&theme=light&widgetsVersion=ed20a2b%3A1601588405575&width=550px" style="border-style: none; border-width: initial; box-sizing: border-box; display: block; flex-grow: 1; height: 0px; margin: 10px 0px 15px; max-width: 100%; position: absolute; visibility: hidden; width: 0px;" title="Twitter Tweet"></iframe></div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-dnt="true" data-twitter-extracted-i1608325277689850806="true" data-width="550" style="background: rgb(247, 247, 247); border-bottom: none; border-image: initial; border-left: 5px solid rgb(0, 90, 140); border-right: none; border-top: none; box-sizing: border-box; font-style: italic; line-height: 1.875; margin: 40px auto !important; min-height: 71px; padding: 30px; quotes: "“" "”";"><p dir="ltr" lang="en" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">But he's been benching him.. Arteta doesn't understand himself sometimes..</span></p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">— Winter_Goonerette<img alt="🔴" class="emoji" draggable="false" role="img" src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/12.0.0-1/svg/1f534.svg" style="background: none !important; border: none !important; box-shadow: none !important; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline !important; height: auto; margin: 0px 0.07em !important; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px !important; vertical-align: -0.1em !important; width: 1em !important;" /> (@XhakaWinter) <a href="https://twitter.com/XhakaWinter/status/1339913123109724163?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #010101; transition: all 0.15s ease 0s;">December 18, 2020</a></span></blockquote></div></figure><figure class="wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #313131; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto !important; margin-right: auto !important; margin-top: 10px; max-width: 550px; width: 550px;"><iframe allowfullscreen="true" allowtransparency="true" class="" data-tweet-id="1339934011959902208" frameborder="0" id="twitter-widget-7" scrolling="no" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/index.html?creatorScreenName=SamJPreston&dnt=true&embedId=twitter-widget-7&frame=false&hideCard=false&hideThread=false&id=1339934011959902208&lang=en-gb&origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thefocus.news%2Ffootball%2Fsome-arsenal-fans-react-to-mikel-artetas-comments-about-ainsley-maitland-niles%2F&siteScreenName=GetTheFocus&theme=light&widgetsVersion=ed20a2b%3A1601588405575&width=550px" style="border-style: none; border-width: initial; box-sizing: border-box; display: block; flex-grow: 1; height: 0px; margin: 10px 0px 15px; max-width: 100%; position: absolute; visibility: hidden; width: 0px;" title="Twitter Tweet"></iframe></div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-dnt="true" data-twitter-extracted-i1608325277689850806="true" data-width="550" style="background: rgb(247, 247, 247); border-bottom: none; border-image: initial; border-left: 5px solid rgb(0, 90, 140); border-right: none; border-top: none; box-sizing: border-box; font-style: italic; line-height: 1.875; margin: 40px auto !important; min-height: 71px; padding: 30px; quotes: "“" "”";"><p dir="ltr" lang="en" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Yet Arteta will favour Bellerin instead</span></p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">— Vijay Nirmal (@nationalistINDY) <a href="https://twitter.com/nationalistINDY/status/1339934011959902208?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #010101; transition: all 0.15s ease 0s;">December 18, 2020</a></span></blockquote></div></figure><figure class="wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #313131; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto !important; margin-right: auto !important; margin-top: 10px; max-width: 550px; width: 550px;"><iframe allowfullscreen="true" allowtransparency="true" class="" data-tweet-id="1339911148783677440" frameborder="0" id="twitter-widget-8" scrolling="no" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/index.html?creatorScreenName=SamJPreston&dnt=true&embedId=twitter-widget-8&frame=false&hideCard=false&hideThread=false&id=1339911148783677440&lang=en-gb&origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thefocus.news%2Ffootball%2Fsome-arsenal-fans-react-to-mikel-artetas-comments-about-ainsley-maitland-niles%2F&siteScreenName=GetTheFocus&theme=light&widgetsVersion=ed20a2b%3A1601588405575&width=550px" style="border-style: none; border-width: initial; box-sizing: border-box; display: block; flex-grow: 1; height: 0px; margin: 10px 0px 15px; max-width: 100%; position: absolute; visibility: hidden; width: 0px;" title="Twitter Tweet"></iframe></div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-dnt="true" data-twitter-extracted-i1608325277689850806="true" data-width="550" style="background: rgb(247, 247, 247); border-bottom: none; border-image: initial; border-left: 5px solid rgb(0, 90, 140); border-right: none; border-top: none; box-sizing: border-box; font-style: italic; line-height: 1.875; margin: 40px auto !important; min-height: 71px; padding: 30px; quotes: "“" "”";"><p dir="ltr" lang="en" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Then reward by either playing him in midfield over Elneny or play him over Bellerin at RB.</span></p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">— Gooner Michael (@GoonerMichael) <a href="https://twitter.com/GoonerMichael/status/1339911148783677440?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #010101; transition: all 0.15s ease 0s;">December 18, 2020</a></span></blockquote></div></figure><figure class="wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #313131; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto !important; margin-right: auto !important; margin-top: 10px; max-width: 550px; width: 550px;"><iframe allowfullscreen="true" allowtransparency="true" class="" data-tweet-id="1339920484117471232" frameborder="0" id="twitter-widget-9" scrolling="no" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/index.html?creatorScreenName=SamJPreston&dnt=true&embedId=twitter-widget-9&frame=false&hideCard=false&hideThread=false&id=1339920484117471232&lang=en-gb&origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thefocus.news%2Ffootball%2Fsome-arsenal-fans-react-to-mikel-artetas-comments-about-ainsley-maitland-niles%2F&siteScreenName=GetTheFocus&theme=light&widgetsVersion=ed20a2b%3A1601588405575&width=550px" style="border-style: none; border-width: initial; box-sizing: border-box; display: block; flex-grow: 1; height: 0px; margin: 10px 0px 15px; max-width: 100%; position: absolute; visibility: hidden; width: 0px;" title="Twitter Tweet"></iframe></div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-dnt="true" data-twitter-extracted-i1608325277689850806="true" data-width="550" style="background: rgb(247, 247, 247); border-bottom: none; border-image: initial; border-left: 5px solid rgb(0, 90, 140); border-right: none; border-top: none; box-sizing: border-box; font-style: italic; line-height: 1.875; margin: 40px auto !important; min-height: 71px; padding: 30px; quotes: "“" "”";"><p dir="ltr" lang="en" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">That's difficult when you hardly play. Come on Mikel!</span></p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">— Vilmar (@VesNL) <a href="https://twitter.com/VesNL/status/1339920484117471232?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #010101; transition: all 0.15s ease 0s;">December 18, 2020</a></span></blockquote></div></figure><figure class="wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #313131; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto !important; margin-right: auto !important; margin-top: 10px; max-width: 550px; width: 550px;"><iframe allowfullscreen="true" allowtransparency="true" class="" data-tweet-id="1339912569675415552" frameborder="0" id="twitter-widget-10" scrolling="no" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/index.html?creatorScreenName=SamJPreston&dnt=true&embedId=twitter-widget-10&frame=false&hideCard=false&hideThread=false&id=1339912569675415552&lang=en-gb&origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thefocus.news%2Ffootball%2Fsome-arsenal-fans-react-to-mikel-artetas-comments-about-ainsley-maitland-niles%2F&siteScreenName=GetTheFocus&theme=light&widgetsVersion=ed20a2b%3A1601588405575&width=550px" style="border-style: none; border-width: initial; box-sizing: border-box; display: block; flex-grow: 1; height: 0px; margin: 10px 0px 15px; max-width: 100%; position: absolute; visibility: hidden; width: 0px;" title="Twitter Tweet"></iframe></div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-dnt="true" data-twitter-extracted-i1608325277689850806="true" data-width="550" style="background: rgb(247, 247, 247); border-bottom: none; border-image: initial; border-left: 5px solid rgb(0, 90, 140); border-right: none; border-top: none; box-sizing: border-box; font-style: italic; line-height: 1.875; margin: 40px auto !important; min-height: 71px; padding: 30px; quotes: "“" "”";"><p dir="ltr" lang="en" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">All this praise and Bellerin gets a start on Saturday <img alt="🤦‍♂️" class="emoji" draggable="false" role="img" src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/12.0.0-1/svg/1f926-200d-2642-fe0f.svg" style="background: none !important; border: none !important; box-shadow: none !important; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline !important; height: auto; margin: 0px 0.07em !important; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px !important; vertical-align: -0.1em !important; width: 1em !important;" /></span></p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">— Avin Shetty (@avinshetty94) <a href="https://twitter.com/avinshetty94/status/1339912569675415552?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #010101; transition: all 0.15s ease 0s;">December 18, 2020</a></span></blockquote></div></figure><figure class="wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #313131; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto !important; margin-right: auto !important; margin-top: 10px; max-width: 550px; width: 550px;"><iframe allowfullscreen="true" allowtransparency="true" class="" data-tweet-id="1339908103119233024" frameborder="0" id="twitter-widget-11" scrolling="no" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/index.html?creatorScreenName=SamJPreston&dnt=true&embedId=twitter-widget-11&frame=false&hideCard=false&hideThread=false&id=1339908103119233024&lang=en-gb&origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thefocus.news%2Ffootball%2Fsome-arsenal-fans-react-to-mikel-artetas-comments-about-ainsley-maitland-niles%2F&siteScreenName=GetTheFocus&theme=light&widgetsVersion=ed20a2b%3A1601588405575&width=550px" style="border-style: none; border-width: initial; box-sizing: border-box; display: block; flex-grow: 1; height: 0px; margin: 10px 0px 15px; max-width: 100%; position: absolute; visibility: hidden; width: 0px;" title="Twitter Tweet"></iframe></div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-dnt="true" data-twitter-extracted-i1608325277689850806="true" data-width="550" style="background: rgb(247, 247, 247); border-bottom: none; border-image: initial; border-left: 5px solid rgb(0, 90, 140); border-right: none; border-top: none; box-sizing: border-box; font-style: italic; line-height: 1.875; margin: 40px auto !important; min-height: 71px; padding: 30px; quotes: "“" "”";"><p dir="ltr" lang="en" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Start him then 🥲</span></p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">— Joe (@JoeLovey_) <a href="https://twitter.com/JoeLovey_/status/1339908103119233024?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #010101; transition: all 0.15s ease 0s;">December 18, 2020</a></span></blockquote></div></figure><figure class="wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #313131; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto !important; margin-right: auto !important; margin-top: 10px; max-width: 550px; width: 550px;"><iframe allowfullscreen="true" allowtransparency="true" class="" data-tweet-id="1339907878719791104" frameborder="0" id="twitter-widget-12" scrolling="no" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/index.html?creatorScreenName=SamJPreston&dnt=true&embedId=twitter-widget-12&frame=false&hideCard=false&hideThread=false&id=1339907878719791104&lang=en-gb&origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thefocus.news%2Ffootball%2Fsome-arsenal-fans-react-to-mikel-artetas-comments-about-ainsley-maitland-niles%2F&siteScreenName=GetTheFocus&theme=light&widgetsVersion=ed20a2b%3A1601588405575&width=550px" style="border-style: none; border-width: initial; box-sizing: border-box; display: block; flex-grow: 1; height: 0px; margin: 10px 0px 15px; max-width: 100%; position: absolute; visibility: hidden; width: 0px;" title="Twitter Tweet"></iframe></div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-dnt="true" data-twitter-extracted-i1608325277689850806="true" data-width="550" style="background: rgb(247, 247, 247); border-bottom: none; border-image: initial; border-left: 5px solid rgb(0, 90, 140); border-right: none; border-top: none; box-sizing: border-box; font-style: italic; line-height: 1.875; margin: 40px auto !important; min-height: 71px; padding: 30px; quotes: "“" "”";"><p dir="ltr" lang="en" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Start him against Everton then.</span></p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">— Stoicism Health Wealth (@dovakiinv) <a href="https://twitter.com/dovakiinv/status/1339907878719791104?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #010101; transition: all 0.15s ease 0s;">December 18, 2020</a></span></blockquote></div></figure><figure class="wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #313131; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto !important; margin-right: auto !important; margin-top: 10px; max-width: 550px; width: 550px;"><iframe allowfullscreen="true" allowtransparency="true" class="" data-tweet-id="1339908252465815554" frameborder="0" id="twitter-widget-13" scrolling="no" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/index.html?creatorScreenName=SamJPreston&dnt=true&embedId=twitter-widget-13&frame=false&hideCard=false&hideThread=false&id=1339908252465815554&lang=en-gb&origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thefocus.news%2Ffootball%2Fsome-arsenal-fans-react-to-mikel-artetas-comments-about-ainsley-maitland-niles%2F&siteScreenName=GetTheFocus&theme=light&widgetsVersion=ed20a2b%3A1601588405575&width=550px" style="border-style: none; border-width: initial; box-sizing: border-box; display: block; flex-grow: 1; height: 0px; margin: 10px 0px 15px; max-width: 100%; position: absolute; visibility: hidden; width: 0px;" title="Twitter Tweet"></iframe></div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-dnt="true" data-twitter-extracted-i1608325277689850806="true" data-width="550" style="background: rgb(247, 247, 247); border-bottom: none; border-image: initial; border-left: 5px solid rgb(0, 90, 140); border-right: none; border-top: none; box-sizing: border-box; font-style: italic; line-height: 1.875; margin: 40px auto !important; min-height: 71px; padding: 30px; quotes: "“" "”";"><p dir="ltr" lang="en" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Play him then</span></p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">— khatab_22 (@khatab02) <a href="https://twitter.com/khatab02/status/1339908252465815554?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #010101; transition: all 0.15s ease 0s;">December 18, 2020</a></span></blockquote></div></figure>

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<p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkJT8_o56nVQRmnX4fg8j08D03Aa_uDxwLpBwRhGUpIX1Hohkl67x9YUtp4jHvcckGFO-7PPiR7w776nMxlJ3mCY6qasv20T_NvITlbCWP1rx_e9qtmddXm28pGQmkdX5YIGXITP7BiXk/s810/liverpool-arsenal-280920ze.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="455" data-original-width="810" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkJT8_o56nVQRmnX4fg8j08D03Aa_uDxwLpBwRhGUpIX1Hohkl67x9YUtp4jHvcckGFO-7PPiR7w776nMxlJ3mCY6qasv20T_NvITlbCWP1rx_e9qtmddXm28pGQmkdX5YIGXITP7BiXk/s320/liverpool-arsenal-280920ze.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Overlock; text-align: -webkit-center;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Overlock; text-align: -webkit-center;">Diogo Jota came off the bench to score on his debut as Liverpool recovered from a goal down to beat Arsenal 3-1 at Anfield.</span></span></p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Overlock; text-align: -webkit-center;">French striker Alexandre Lacazette opened the scoring against the run of play after an error from Robertson.</span></span><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Overlock; text-align: -webkit-center;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Overlock; text-align: -webkit-center;">But the champions responded with Mane’s tap-in and Robertson redeemed himself with a neat finish before the break.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Overlock; text-align: -webkit-center;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Overlock; text-align: -webkit-center;">Jota struck late on to ensure Liverpool took home all three points and maintained their perfect start to their title defence.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Overlock; text-align: -webkit-center;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Overlock; text-align: -webkit-center;">Liverpool received a huge boost when goalkeeper Alisson Becker was passed fit to start in goal, but Thiago Alcantara missed out on the 18-man squad due to a lack of sharpness.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Overlock; text-align: -webkit-center;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Overlock; text-align: -webkit-center;">David Luiz and Kieran Tierney returned to the Arsenal backline, while Mohamed Elneny came in for Dani Ceballos.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Overlock; text-align: -webkit-center;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Overlock; text-align: -webkit-center;">Having gone 60 league games and three-and-a-half years unbeaten at Anfield, it seemed like Mikel Arteta’s side could provide a stern test to their invincible run. After all, they had won both of their opening matches in contrasting styles, pointing to a new aura to this Arsenal team.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Overlock; text-align: -webkit-center;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Overlock; text-align: -webkit-center;">But as we have often seen from the Premier League champions, their ability to press and hound players into making mistakes is unrivalled and Arsenal faced a difficult opening quarter of an hour stranded on the edge of their own box.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Overlock; text-align: -webkit-center;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Overlock; text-align: -webkit-center;">The first real chance of the game arrived on 12 minutes when Trent Alexander-Arnold’s deep cross found Virgil van Dijk at the far post and his header was cleared by David Luiz.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Overlock; text-align: -webkit-center;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Overlock; text-align: -webkit-center;">Klopp’s side continued to build their attacks again and again, with Alexander-Arnold’s drilled effort taking a wicked deflection off Hector Bellerin only to bounce back off the crossbar.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Overlock; text-align: -webkit-center;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Overlock; text-align: -webkit-center;">With Liverpool enjoying almost total domination, it felt like only a matter of time before the opener would arrive. But to Arsenal’s delight, it came against the run of play.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Overlock; text-align: -webkit-center;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Overlock; text-align: -webkit-center;">Worked out from their own corner flag, Arsenal found a way past Liverpool’s high press and Ainsley Maitland-Niles tried to pick out Willian at the far post, but Robertson got in the way. The Scot botched his clearance, however, and there was Lacazette to scuff his volley past Alisson.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Overlock; text-align: -webkit-center;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Overlock; text-align: -webkit-center;">It seemed impossible to think Liverpool wouldn’t get a chance to level having been on top and as it often goes at Anfield, the lead lasted just a few minutes. Mohamed Salah got the beating of Kieran Tierney down the right, fired at Bernd Leno and the German stopper’s save landed at the feet of Mane, who couldn’t miss from a yard out.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Overlock; text-align: -webkit-center;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Overlock; text-align: -webkit-center;">The instant response revitalised the hosts and no sooner had Arsenal regrouped, Andy Robertson took advantage of some slack marking from Hector Bellerin to dink over Leno to turn the game on its head.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Overlock; text-align: -webkit-center;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Overlock; text-align: -webkit-center;">After spending such a long period of the game on the back foot, Arsenal would have been grateful for still bei</span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Overlock; font-size: large; text-align: -webkit-center;">ng in the game at 2-1 and Arteta sent his side out with a more positive mentality.</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Overlock; font-size: large; text-align: -webkit-center;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Overlock; text-align: -webkit-center;">Around the hour mark, a flurry of a chances arrived. First, Van Dijk hit one from range and then Lacazette, springing the offside trap, couldn’t find a way past Alisson Becker.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Overlock; text-align: -webkit-center;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Overlock; text-align: -webkit-center;">With his side showing encouraging signs since the break, Arteta sent on Nicolas Pepe and Dani Ceballos in search of a leveller, and Ceballos nearly made an instant impact, again sending Lacazette through on goal but the Frenchman inexplicably couldn’t beat Alisson.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Overlock; text-align: -webkit-center;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Overlock; text-align: -webkit-center;">Diogo Jota made a late cameo for his Liverpool debut and almost marked the occasion with a goal, only to strike into the side netting. But he would get his moment two minutes from time, volleying home into the bottom corner to seal a deserved victory for Klopp’s men</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Overlock; font-weight: 700; text-align: -webkit-center;">.</span></span></div>

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Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang reveals he rejected Barcelona to stay at Arsenal

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW8VIetwFuYMKlDXcoBi4gd2MAv_qe9Lde5W-dqyMjg5S5i2RQ4chstikWtNUoDvmbaeKQX5ctsPs27tuxEs0wyf9WLav2dacX15v6bOILQJkTJYv5p53YxRiq1Qh8BE5OfI-7Ks1HoC0/s644/GettyImages-1254653516.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="511" data-original-width="644" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW8VIetwFuYMKlDXcoBi4gd2MAv_qe9Lde5W-dqyMjg5S5i2RQ4chstikWtNUoDvmbaeKQX5ctsPs27tuxEs0wyf9WLav2dacX15v6bOILQJkTJYv5p53YxRiq1Qh8BE5OfI-7Ks1HoC0/s320/GettyImages-1254653516.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p style="background-attachment: initial !important; background-clip: initial !important; background-color: white; background-image: initial !important; background-origin: initial !important; background-position: initial !important; background-repeat: initial !important; background-size: initial !important; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; color: #222222; float: none; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 18px !important; line-height: 35px; margin: 0px 0px 11px; padding: 0px 24px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 572px;"><br /></p><p style="background-attachment: initial !important; background-clip: initial !important; background-color: white; background-image: initial !important; background-origin: initial !important; background-position: initial !important; background-repeat: initial !important; background-size: initial !important; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; color: #222222; float: none; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 18px !important; line-height: 35px; margin: 0px 0px 11px; padding: 0px 24px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 572px;">Arsenal captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has admitted that he rejected Barcelona, among other clubs, to sign a new contract at the Emirates. The Gunners managed to tie the Gabonese striker down to a new three-year contract after major speculation surrounding his future at the club. </p><p style="background-attachment: initial !important; background-clip: initial !important; background-color: white; background-image: initial !important; background-origin: initial !important; background-position: initial !important; background-repeat: initial !important; background-size: initial !important; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; color: #222222; float: none; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 18px !important; line-height: 35px; margin: 0px 0px 11px; padding: 0px 24px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 572px;">The 31-year-old credited Mikel Arteta for convincing him about the new project at Arsenal. He also spoke about the special relationship he has with the fans of the London club. </p><blockquote style="background: linear-gradient(45deg, rgb(243, 255, 249), rgba(171, 202, 228, 0.24)) rgb(255, 255, 255); border-radius: 6px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; color: #4c4c4c; float: left; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 19px !important; font-style: italic; line-height: 32px; margin: 1.5em 15px !important; padding: 17px 4px 17px 14px; quotes: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><blockquote>"There were several offers, notably from Barça, but also other clubs. My priority was to stay for two reasons: the first is the coach, Mikel Arteta, because we spoke a fair amount during the 'lockdown' as they say here, we were at home and spoke several times and he convinced me, notably in terms of the project.</blockquote></blockquote><blockquote style="background: linear-gradient(45deg, rgb(243, 255, 249), rgba(171, 202, 228, 0.24)) rgb(255, 255, 255); border-radius: 6px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; color: #4c4c4c; float: left; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 19px !important; font-style: italic; line-height: 32px; margin: 1.5em 15px !important; padding: 17px 4px 17px 14px; quotes: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><blockquote>"And of course, secondly, is the love that I receive from the fans and people at the club. Since I have been here I have been treated like one of their own, and as I am one of their own, I am going to stay here, it is as simple as that."</blockquote></blockquote><div class="sportskeeda-embed" data-src="twitter" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; font-family: helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 17.1562px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; display: flex; margin: 10px 0px; max-width: 550px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 537.688px;"><iframe allowfullscreen="true" allowtransparency="true" class="" data-tweet-id="1310445380463624192" frameborder="0" id="twitter-widget-0" scrolling="no" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/index.html?creatorScreenName=soumalyamoitra7&dnt=false&embedId=twitter-widget-0&frame=false&hideCard=false&hideThread=false&id=1310445380463624192&lang=en&origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sportskeeda.com%2Ffootball%2Fpierre-emerick-aubameyang-reveals-rejected-spanish-giants-barcelona-stay-arsenal&siteScreenName=sportskeeda&theme=light&widgetsVersion=219d021%3A1598982042171&width=550px" style="border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: block; flex-grow: 1; height: 541px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: static; vertical-align: baseline; visibility: visible; width: 538px;" title="Twitter Tweet"></iframe></div></div><h2 style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; float: left; font-family: helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 27px; line-height: 37px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 24px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 572px;">Arsenal captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang excited for 'big test' against Liverpool</h2><figure class="image" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; float: left; font-family: helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline; width: 572px;"><img alt="Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang of Arsenal celebrates with the Community Shield Trophy" class="" data-img="https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/editor/2020/09/58591-16012721738086-800.jpg" data-img-low="https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/editor/2020/09/58591-16012721738086-500.jpg" height="530" src="https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/editor/2020/09/58591-16012721738086-800.jpg" style="background: rgb(175, 175, 175); border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #afafaf; display: block; height: auto; margin: 0px auto; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" width="800" /><figcaption style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #777777; font-family: serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: italic; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 24px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;">Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang of Arsenal celebrates with the Community Shield Trophy</figcaption></figure><p style="background-attachment: initial !important; background-clip: initial !important; background-color: white; background-image: initial !important; background-origin: initial !important; background-position: initial !important; background-repeat: initial !important; background-size: initial !important; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; color: #222222; float: none; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 18px !important; line-height: 35px; margin: 0px 0px 11px; padding: 0px 24px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 572px;"><a href="https://www.sportskeeda.com/team/arsenal" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0277bd; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Arsenal</a> have started the new season brightly, having lifted the FA Cup at the end of last season. The north London club also managed to get the better of Liverpool in the Community Shield, the same side they will face twice this week.</p><p style="background-attachment: initial !important; background-clip: initial !important; background-color: white; background-image: initial !important; background-origin: initial !important; background-position: initial !important; background-repeat: initial !important; background-size: initial !important; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; color: #222222; float: none; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 18px !important; line-height: 35px; margin: 0px 0px 11px; padding: 0px 24px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 572px;">The Gunners have also spent smartly this window, making shrewd acquisitions of Willian and central defender Gabriel. Mikel Arteta is now reportedly in the market for a midfielder, with Houssem Aouar and Thomas Partey mentioned as alternatives. </p><div class="sportskeeda-embed" data-src="twitter" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; font-family: helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 17.1562px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; display: flex; margin: 10px 0px; max-width: 550px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 537.688px;"><iframe allowfullscreen="true" allowtransparency="true" class="" data-tweet-id="1310344227520425984" frameborder="0" id="twitter-widget-1" scrolling="no" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/index.html?creatorScreenName=soumalyamoitra7&dnt=false&embedId=twitter-widget-1&frame=false&hideCard=false&hideThread=false&id=1310344227520425984&lang=en&origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sportskeeda.com%2Ffootball%2Fpierre-emerick-aubameyang-reveals-rejected-spanish-giants-barcelona-stay-arsenal&siteScreenName=sportskeeda&theme=light&widgetsVersion=219d021%3A1598982042171&width=550px" style="border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: block; flex-grow: 1; height: 269px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: static; vertical-align: baseline; visibility: visible; width: 538px;" title="Twitter Tweet"></iframe></div><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; display: flex; margin: 10px 0px; max-width: 550px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 537.688px;"><br /></div></div><p style="background-attachment: initial !important; background-clip: initial !important; background-color: white; background-image: initial !important; background-origin: initial !important; background-position: initial !important; background-repeat: initial !important; background-size: initial !important; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; color: #222222; float: none; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 18px !important; line-height: 35px; margin: 0px 0px 11px; padding: 0px 24px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 572px;">Arsenal will be tested this week by defending champions Liverpool, who have found their groove in the new campaign. However, the reigning Premier League champions have lost their last two fixtures against Arteta's new-look Arsenal. </p><p style="background-attachment: initial !important; background-clip: initial !important; background-color: white; background-image: initial !important; background-origin: initial !important; background-position: initial !important; background-repeat: initial !important; background-size: initial !important; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; color: #222222; float: none; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 18px !important; line-height: 35px; margin: 0px 0px 11px; padding: 0px 24px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 572px;">Aubameyang remains confident of his side's chances ahead of the fixtures. He said:</p><blockquote style="background: linear-gradient(45deg, rgb(243, 255, 249), rgba(171, 202, 228, 0.24)) rgb(255, 255, 255); border-radius: 6px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; color: #4c4c4c; float: left; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 19px !important; font-style: italic; line-height: 32px; margin: 1.5em 15px !important; padding: 17px 4px 17px 14px; quotes: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><blockquote>"It would be great to compete with Liverpool. It's going to be a big test on Monday. We're ready, we're going without fear. Obviously, we want to annoy them. It's a dream and a goal for us."</blockquote></blockquote>

Arsenal Barcelona Sport Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang reveals he rejected Barcelona to stay at Arsenal

Arsenal captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has admitted that he rejected Barcelona, among other clubs, to sign a new contract at the Emirates...

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