Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has reflected on last season's crushing 2-0 defeat against Newcastle United ahead of today's trip to St. James' Park.
The north Londoners lost on Tyneside in the penultimate match of the 2021/22 campaign, allowing local rivals Tottenham Hotspur to pip them to UEFA Champions League qualification.
"We were desperate to win, you know that we had an incredible opportunity to get into the Champions League after the run that we had and we got that crucial moment - we lost some very very important players, we had to change the team a lot," Arteta said in his pre-match press conference ahead of today's game.
