Ed Aarons was at the Brentford Community Stadium tonight. Here’s his verdict. Thanks for reading this MBM.
Mikel Arteta, in philosophical mood, talks to TNT. “A really tough place to come … we knew that … difficult to dominate … they are really good … any time you put the ball out for a throw-in … it is like a casino … anything can happen … something really bad can happen … we had to navigate through that … we scored a goal … after that we lacked composure … unnecessary free kicks … they are really good at it … credit to them … [the half-time change of Odegaard for Eze] was tactical … we had a massive chance at the end … it was not meant to be … we have to do our job … we have to come to all these places … be at your best every game … the luck that you need as well for three points each week.”
