‘You have to be ruthless, and we weren’t’

Mikel Arteta was left to rue our lack of ruthlessness after we were knocked out of the Europa League by Olympiacos.

We piled on the pressure in the second half and in extra time, and even after the Greek side scored a late winner, we had another chance to go through.

But despite his disappointment, our head coach hopes the squad will see the result as part of a learning process.

“I’ve seen all the boys and I know how much they wanted this competition,” Arteta said. “I’ve seen today the way they fight and the way we try to play and it’s a difficult one to digest as a team and as a club.

“This is football and sometimes it is very cruel when the emotions are right [up high], then in another moment…