Arsenal Manager, Mikel Arteta has reflected on a 1-0 defeat to Porto in the Champions League round of 16 1st leg.
Arteta in an interview expressed disappointment towards the clubs performance but promised to do better in the coming matches.
Speaking after their Champions League Round of 16 defeat to Porto on Wednesday, Arteta said the club will invest in a clearer purpose which is to always win.
“We’re very disappointed by the way we gave the game away at the end, and not managing that situation well enough, and you get punished in the Champions League – if you cannot win it, you don’t lose it.
“We really dominated the game, but we lacked purpose, especially in the first half to have much more aggression, to break lines, to play forward, and to generate much more threat in their backline.
“In the second half, there were much better things, and we generated a lot of situations without really creating much from it, but we’ll learn from it.
“Now it’s clear, it’s half-time. If you want to be in the quarter-finals, you have to beat your opponent, that’s clear, and that will be the purpose and the plan with all our supporters together to do it,” Arteta said.
By – Opeoluwa Micheal-Ayobami
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