Arsenal 4-0 Wigan: What Arteta said
· Yahoo Sports
Arsenal manager MIkel Arteta speaking to the BBC: "We started so well. We made a lot of changes because of players who needed minutes and deserve minutes as well. I'm very pleased with the way we started the game and the intensity that we showed, the connections between players and the threat we had. The first-half made a difference, obviously."
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No difficulties after so many changes?: "We tried a few different things as well because of some players not being available. I'm very pleased because the players did so well."
On Gabriel Jesus and Viktor Gyokeres playing together for the first time: "Very good. We had an opportunity to try different things and different connections. From here until the end of the season, I'm sure we're going to use them."
On the performance of Christian Norgaard: "He was exceptional again. I'm not surprised. The way he prepares himself, the way he trains every single day, and looks after himself and his team-mates.When this happens, you can play in any context. I'm very pleased with him."
Did you know?
- Arsenal became the first Premier League team (from 1992-93) to score four goals in the opening 30 minutes of an FA Cup game.
- The Gunners have reached the fifth round of the FA Cup for the first time since the 2019-20 season when they won the competition, ending a run of five campaigns without reaching that stage, their longest post-WW2.
- Gabriel Martinelli is the first player to score 10+ goals in cup/European competitions in a single season for Arsenal since Ian Wright in 1994-95 (12).