Arsenal star Takehiro Tomiyasu has opened up on how his teammates reacted to his blunder during his side's 3-1 loss to Manchester City earlier this month.
The Japanese international under-hit a backpass for goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale, with the ball landing to Manchester City playmaker Kevin de Bruyne instead. The former Chelsea midfielder finished delicately first-time to give the Citizens the lead before they eventually cancelled out Bukayo Saka's equaliser by scoring twice in a thrilling second half at the Emirates Stadium.
After the game, Gunners boss Mikel Arteta admitted that it was an uncharacteristic error from Tomiyasu, saying: "I’ve never seen Tomiyasu make that pass back in seven years and he did it today. It’s part of it and they have the quality to punish you."
