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Arteta Defends Arsenal Tactics After Draw with Man City
Arsenal's coach, Mikel Arteta, is defending his team's strategy after a 1-1 draw with Manchester City.
Some people think Arsenal played too defensively, like they had the brakes on.
However, Arteta disagrees, pointing out that his team actually dominated City for a long time during the game.
He says that if this is playing cautiously, then it's effective.
He also highlighted that it is difficult to dominate Man City, and Arsenal achieved that for 96 minutes.
Arteta's response was that his team's approach shouldn't be considered negative, but rather dominant.
Mikel Arteta defended Arsenal's tactics after a 1-1 draw with Manchester City.
Critics, including Gary Neville and Jamie Carragher, called Arsenal's approach negative.
Arteta highlighted Arsenal's dominance over Manchester City during the game.
Arsenal fell behind early to a goal by Erling Haaland.
The result left Arsenal five points adrift of Liverpool in the Premier League title race.
- Who
- Mikel Arteta, Gary Neville, Jamie Carragher
- What
- Arteta defended Arsenal's tactics after a draw with Man City.
- Where
- Premier League match
- When
- September 2025
- Why
- Arteta responded to criticism of his team's approach.
Key facts
- Event
- Arsenal vs. Manchester City Draw
- Score
- 1-1
- Arsenal Manager
- Mikel Arteta
- Critics
- Gary Neville, Jamie Carragher
- Date
- September 24, 2025
Quotes
Mikel Arteta
Arsenal's manager
“So if the narrative goes somewhere else and we’re talking about dominance, how can you be dominant against such a team if you have, what was the word? Handbrake? Dominance and handbrake: they are two different words.”
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“I don’t read it, but if you tell me that this is the main one (narrative), I would be extremely surprised with my knowledge and my know-how and how I analyse a football game”
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