After staying atop the points table for months and failing to take the title home, Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta said that the “pain is intense” after his team’s title ambitions were shattered after their poor performance in the last leg of the season. Arteta further said that a loss like this will take some time to recover from. Follow Premier League Live Updates on InsideSport.IN
🗣️| Mikel Arteta on the season: “I think everybody would describe the situation with different words.
“But probably the same people who thought that we were going to finish sixth or seventh in the season are now saying that finishing second would be a failure.
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— Arsenal Buzz (@ArsenalBuzzCom) May 20, 2023
Manchester City claim Premier League title, Arsenal succumb to NARROW loss against Nottingham Forest
Manchester City have captured their fifth Premier League title in the last six seasons following second-placed Arsenal’s loss to Nottingham Forest on Saturday.
Arteta on losing the Premier League title
“First of all, congratulations to City on winning the Championship. Obviously, it is a really sad day for us after everything we have done in the season, but now we have to face the reality,” said Arteta as quoted by Sky Sports.
“Today, we gave a goal away and we were not good enough to break them down. We could have played here for three hours. So, face it, it is my responsibility and I have to take it.”
“The pain is very intense. It is a very sad day because we have been working for 11 months with one aim and, being on top for so many days and building that enthusiasm, that belief and that quality that is necessary to compete against Manchester City, we have done it but in the end we did not have enough for many factors.”
“Now, heal. Heal for the next few days. It is very painful and extremely sad. I have to find a way to lift the players. We have a difficult week ahead of us and we have a huge responsibility, playing in front of our fans [against Wolves]. They have been incredible all season and they deserve a really good match,” concluded the boss.
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