Arsenal manager MIkel Arteta speaking to the BBC: "We started so well. We made a lot of changes because of players who needed minutes and deserve minutes as well. I'm very pleased with the way we started the game and the intensity that we showed, the connections between players and the threat we had. : "We tried a few different things as well because of some players not being available. We had an opportunity to try different things and different connections.

Source: BBC February 16, 2026 09:55 UTC