Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta insisted he wasn’t surprised with the intensity of the home crowd at Goodison Park but remains disappointed with how his players handled the situation in their 1-0 defeat at Arsenal.
James Tarkowski’s headed goal on the hour mark inflicted only a second Premier League defeat of the season on the table-topping Gunners, who hadn’t been beaten since their 3-1 reversal at Manchester United back on September 4. It was the Blues' first win since October and represented the perfect start for new manager Sean Dyche.
Arteta, who played for Everton between 2005-11 before joining Arsenal, said: “I think Everton were really good and I have to congratulate them first for the way they have turned things around to win the game because they were really efficient. From our side, we’re disappointed because obviously we didn’t get the result we wanted as well and the performance doesn’t reflect what we’ve been doing.
