Arteta on Everton defeat: 'We lacked purpose and quality in the final third'

Arteta said after the 1-0 defeat at Everton: "We started well but after 20 minutes we started to lose a little bit of control.

"We started to play a little bit the game they wanted to play. We had loads of the ball but we lacked purpose and quality in the final third to generate many more chances.

"On a set piece, it’s what they do, you concede and after they slowed the game down, they do that really well, and we were struggling to come back into the game."

The Gunners face Brentford on Saturday before a crucial with Man City on February 15th.