It was a bitter blow for Arteta and Arsenal to lose Gabriel to a season-ending damage per week earlier than their Champions League quarter-final. Mikel Arteta, whereas clearly annoyed at one other important damage, desires a response from his different gamers.
“It was a troublesome one to digest as a result of we simply obtained Bukayo again after which we misplaced Gabi,” he stated forward of the weekend. “So it was robust, however the crew reacted prefer it has reacted all season.
“I’m actually pleased with that and we all know that he will be out for some time, so we have to discover totally different options and hold competing the best way now we have been all season. We have come to this point and now now we have an important, stunning a part of the season.
“We’ve to react, and which means different gamers are going to have alternatives to play and the crew has to seek out different methods. It’s a large miss undoubtedly, however now we have the assets to deal with that.”