"We didn't deserve to lose Villa game"

Aston Villa closed to within two points of the top of the Premier League as John McGinn's goal beat title rivals Arsenal 1-0 on Saturday.

Arsenal's second Premier League loss of the season leaves Mikel Arteta's men one point behind Liverpool, who went top with a controversial 2-1 win at Crystal Palace earlier on Saturday.

"I think we didn’t deserve to lose this game, but at the same time, we could have done better. Especially in front of the goals. We gave them an easy goal and we were a bit sloppy in front of goal as well, so it’s annoying and frustrating," Odegaard told reporters.

"We have to look to the next one. The games are coming so quickly now so it’s no time to feel sorry for ourselves. We have to get back to working hard to improve and bounce back in the next game, and that’s what we’re going to do now," he continued.

The Arsenal captain went on to add: "It was maybe not our best game, but we were still the better team. I don’t think they created too much apart from the goal they scored, and as I said we had a few big ones that we missed, me included, and that’s annoying."

 

December 9, 2023