Arsenal are gearing up for a Champions League clash with Sporting Lisbon (John Walton/PA)But Arteta, whose side still hold a nine-point lead in the Premier League, insisted: “What you have to be is clear. Feel that pain, feel that emotion, and use it to be better and to improve. Goalkeeper David Raya is set to return to the line-up following a two-match exodus with Kepa Arrizabalaga preferred by Arteta for the cup games. Arsenal goalkeeper David Raya is fuelled by recent defeats (Zed Jameson/PA)However, Raya said: “No, it wasn’t frustrating. We have to use that fuel and pain to pick it up for the rest of the season and that starts tomorrow.

Source: The Herald April 06, 2026 19:28 UTC