Arteta bites back at Brighton comments over Arsenal tactics | OneFootball

Mikel Arteta has said Arsenal ‘look after our own garden’ after criticism from Brighton about the club’s approach.

Arsenal won 1-0 at Brighton on Wednesday night courtesy of Bukayo Saka’s goal. The win was a massive result for the Gunners, as title rivals Manchester City dropped points at home to Nottingham Forest.

The aftermath of the game has centred around criticism of Arsenal’s perceived time-wasting.

Both Brighton boss Fabian Hurzeler and midfielder Pascal Gross took aim at the Premier League leaders, with the former urging authorities to do more to tackle time-wasting and insisting his team were the only side who ‘tried to play football’.

Asked about those comments post-match, Arteta emphatically insisted his priority is his own team.

“What a surprise. You just go back to the previous games and you’ll find a lot of comments like this always,” he said to TNT Sports.

“I think they love our players. I mean, every time they talk about our players, I think they are the most loved ones in the country.

“We look after our own garden. This was a really difficult one after everything we’ve been through in the last few weeks.

“Every game in the Premier League offers you different things. Big credit to the boys because the effort they put in is astronomical.”

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