After seeing us fall to defeat against Manchester City, Mikel Arteta admits his emotions are a mixture of pride and frustration.
Having recovered from falling behind when Kevin De Bruyne pounced on an error thanks to Bukayo Saka’s penalty, the game was in the balance before City capitalised on some more hesitation to take the lead through Jack Grealish.
An Erling Haaland strike put an unfair gloss on proceedings, meaning Mikel was left to rue mistakes at both ends of the pitch as a fine performance against the reigning champions was ultimately for no reward.
“It was an incredible atmosphere to play in and a huge battle,” he said post-match.