Arsenal: Mikel Arteta blames the ball for damaging Newcastle defeat in Carabao Cup - The Gunners again failed to find the back of the net

Arsenal manager, Mikel Arteta, has said his players have to take better decisions. Arteta was speaking to Sky Sports, after they lost 2-0 to Newcastle United in the first leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final on Tuesday night.

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has been warned that two of his players could eventually "cost him his job" after they went "missing" against Newcastle United.

Newcastle's two star forwards were on the scoresheet as they secured a commanding first-leg advantage over Arsenal

Mikel Arteta suggested the ball used in Arsenal’s Carabao Cup defeat by Newcastle United on Tuesday night was partly to blame for his players’ wayward finishing. Arsenal went down 2-0 after goals by Alexander Isak and Anthony Gordon at the Emirates ...

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has been hammered after the defeat to Newcastle ... as they lost the first leg of the semi-final tie against Newcastle. Alexander Isak and Anthony Gordon scored the goals for the Magpies, as they registered a 2-0 victory ...

Mikel Arteta makes admission about Arsenal fans who leave Emirates Stadium early following Newcastle defeat - Gunners have mountain to climb after 2-0 loss at home

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta says the Carabao Cup match ball is "very different to a Premier League ball" and resulted in missed chances against Newcastle.

The EFL have defended the ball used in Carabao Cup matches after Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta suggested it may have been a factor in defeat to the Newcastle.

Mikel Arteta has praised Newcastle United striker Alexander Isak for his performance in Tuesday's Carabao Cup semi-final at the Emirates.

Mikel Arteta has bizarrely put Arsenal's loss in the Carabao Cup semi-final to the different match ball they used on Tuesday night. Newcastle United put on a show at the Emirates Stadium to get a healthy advantage ahead of the second leg at St.James Park in February.

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