Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta admitted Liverpool had the bench to turn things around as his side failed to do so after a 2-2 draw at home to Aston Villa. The Gunners were

two goals ahead and levelled in the second half, with Arteta’s only substitute, Raheem Sterling, replacing Gabriel Martinelli in the 82nd minute, failing to make the difference. The Reds were drawing level at Brentford on Tuesday when Darwin Nunez struck in
stoppage time to secure a 2-0 win and move six points clear at the top of the table. Asked
about their title rivals’ win at the Emirates after the game, Arteta said: “Yes, there are times when Liverpool can do that. They make substitutions to make an impact. “
For us, it’s the opposite… Even though we conceded both goals very close together, the danger was the state of the players. I knew we could have played even worse because of the physical fatigue. ” “
What happened straight away was the players were able to turn up the intensity again and that forced Villa to defend in their own box.
We tried and tried but in the end we couldn’t score another goal.”
The Spanish coach was asked if injured defender William Saliba would have prevented the two goals conceded better if he had played:
“I don’t think so. The first goal we conceded was a centre-back wide, แทงบอล UFABET ราคาดีที่สุด ไม่มีขั้นต่ำ so in that case Mikel Merino was marking Tielemans. “The
second goal was a set-piece, a centre-back can be anywhere and Saliba wouldn’t have been there in the second, so it’s not easy to point the finger at someone.”
Arteta was asked whether the draw meant the club were under increasing pressure to strengthen ahead of the January transfer window:
“It’s not about the results, it’s about the performances. I don’t know how many teams in this league are playing at our level, but when you look at the bench you’d say we’re very short of squad.”