Granit Xhaka has rejected his own manager’s claim that Arsenal’s mentality is lacking after letting two-goal leads slip in successive weeks.
The Gunners saw their title hopes dented by Liverpool at Anfield, despite looking good for the three points before their advantage was wiped out. Then lightning struck again in East London against West Ham on Sunday. Two-nill up up after 10 minutes, the visitors let the Hammers back into the game, but Bukayo Saka’s missed penalty at 2-1 proved crucial as Jarrod Bowen levelled things up to leave Manchester City breathing down the leaders’ necks.
That led Mikel Arteta to question his side’s bottle and killer instinct with a potentially decisive clash with City to come at the Emirates. But Xhaka is having none of it, insisting he and his teammates have the mental strength to cope when the going gets tough. “It is not about the mentality,” he said.
