Arteta’s side crashed out of the Europa League at the semi-final stage (Picture: Getty Images)Mikel Arteta has responded to Lee Dixon’s claim that it could take ‘years’ to fix Arsenal’s problems in the wake of their Europa League exit. The Gunners crashed out of the competition at the hands of Unai Emery’s Villarreal at the semi-final stage after a drab goalless draw in the second leg at the Emirates on Thursday saw them lose the tie 2-1 on aggregate. ‘He is right as it has already been years,’ Arteta said. ‘It is not as if this process started six months ago – it started five years ago and you can see this trend. There is no time to waste.’‘We cannot be crying and stuck on what we don’t have,’ he added.

Source: Metro May 08, 2021 06:45 UTC