Rob Holding has explained that Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta was not happy with his players at half-time during their 2-1 win over West Ham United on Sunday.
The defender, who got a last minute call-up to the line-up as a result of Ben White's hamstring injury, opened the scoring for the Gunners with his first ever Premier League goal. But Arsenal conceded on the stroke of half-time, allowing Jarrod Bowen to cushion a touch in the penalty area before striking a shot past Aaron Ramsdale and into the bottom corner.
Conceding just before the break angered Arteta, who had to deliver some home truths in the dressing room at half-time. "Yeah, we were a bit disappointed to concede that coming in just before half time," Holding told Arsenal Media after the game. "It would have been nice to go in one-nil, but he gave us all a shouting and telling off and we came out and looked more like a team and played how he wanted to play."
