Mikel Arteta was furious with the first-half performance of his Arsenal players in Sunday's 2-2 draw at Anfield. The Spaniard was stern-faced and frosty in his post-match interview as he blasted an 'unacceptable' opening quarter of the game, which saw the Gunners fall two behind.

Germain’s coaches believed Arsenal deserved to win Wednesday’s Champions League semi-final second leg. Trailing 1-0 after the first leg at the Emirates, Arsenal started brightly but saw early chances denied by the superb Gianluigi Donnarumma.

Mikel Arteta says his Arsenal team did not deserve to lose against Paris Saint-Germain and that his players were reduced to tears at full-time. Arsenal lost 2-1 in Paris to be eliminated 3-1 on aggregate in the Champions League semi-final but Arteta claimed that Arsenal were the best team in the competition.