Nick Ames was at the Emirates. Here’s his report. Thanks for reading this MBM. Nighty night.
Mikel Arteta speaks to Amazon Prime. “I’m very pleased with the result … a win in the Champions League is always difficult and important … there were two different halves … the second half a bit of fatigue crept in … we played 65 minutes with ten men three days ago … it was a big task … we dug in and got the result … happy days … credit to Shakhtar, they’re a good team … brave … when you lose the ball in the wrong areas you are going to suffer … Martinelli has been really good … he had a niggle with the national team … you could see he was fresh today … we haven’t conceded much, but in those moments we needed David Raya … he is really connected with the team … Saka is unlikely [to play against Liverpool on Sunday] … Riccardo [Calafiori] felt something and had to come off … it is a bit of a worry.”
