Mikel Arteta makes a brutal Newcastle United admission following 1:0 defeat

Arsenal has some huge games coming up against Inter Milan and Chelsea, and their painful defeat to Newcastle could not have come at a worse time, as they were given another blow in the title fight.

Arsenal were dealt another crushing blow in the title chase with a 1-0 defeat at Newcastle on Saturday afternoon, leaving them seven points behind league leaders Liverpool.

The Gunners were blunted by the Magpies, who failed to produce many significant chances on Tyneside, with Declan Rice missing a great chance in the dying moments.

Alexander Isak, who has been connected with Arsenal, scored the game’s only goal, powering a header home to hand Arsenal their second defeat of the season.

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Arteta admits Newcastle loss was deserved

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta is known for going out fighting after his team loses, but he could only lift his hands up and accept his squad was thoroughly thrashed on Saturday.

The Gunners had only one shot on goal in a troubling performance overall, and Arteta could not find any excuses, stating that he was upset with how his team responded to going 1-0 down.

“We deserved to lose today,” he said after the game. “I thought we started really well and were really dominant. We didn’t defend the box well enough. Credit to them. They scored a great goal with a good ball. Then the game changes and you start to play a different game.