London - Arsenal appeared solid to eject Leeds United in the last 16 of the English League Cup. Mikel Arteta is satisfied with the performance of 'London Cannon'.
Arsenal won 2-0 at home to Leeds United at the Emirates Stadium, Wednesday (27/10/2021) early morning WIB in the fourth round of the English League Cup. The match was tough, but goals from Calum Chambers and Eddie Nketiah in the second half won the hosts.
Statistics show both teams had 14 attempts, with Arsenal registering four chances on target versus Leeds United's five. It's just that overall, Arsenal have greater potential by creating more threatening situations for their guests.
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta admits his team is still not okay in terms of finishing attacks. A number of changes at the turn of the half paid off, but overall the Gunners played quite solidly.
From the start Arsenal knew Leeds United would be very troublesome by playing a lot of balls. But it was anticipated.
A very good performance against a team that is very committed in every action. We understand the game and what to do, we did it right," he told Sky Sports.
"They gave us some problems, they always do, but we created a lot of shots and situations with not very sharp finishing. We adjusted a few things at half-time and we got better and stronger," added Mikel Arteta.
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