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'We needed much more... I'm really disappointed with the performance': Mikel Arteta questions his Arsenal players' 'hunger' and 'drive' after Gunners crash out of FA Cup with 1-0 defeat at Nottingham Forest

Mikel Arteta accused his Arsenal players of lacking hunger after they crashed out of the FA Cup at Nottingham Forest.

Arsenal lost 1-0 to the Championship club with Forest club captain Lewis Grabban scoring the winner with seven minutes left.

Embarrassingly, Arsenal did not manage a shot on target all night and afterwards Arteta could not hide his frustration.

Mikel Arteta cut a frustrated figure as Arsenal lost 1-0 to Nottingham Forest in the FA Cup

The Spaniard said: ‘We needed more drive and hunger to win at any cost. We needed much more.

‘I am really disappointed with the performance.

‘Not with the attitude, but how much purpose we have and what determination we showed to change the game when it’s difficult.