“Gutted” at Arsenal’s Champions League elimination, Mikel Arteta acknowledges that the team needs to “turn their season around” against Wolves, which airs live on Sky Sports.
The Germans won the second leg of the quarterfinal 1-0 thanks to a header by Joshua Kimmich in the second half, and they won the match 3-2 overall.
But Arteta says despite the disappointment, on Thursday morning, attentions will turn to their league game against Wolves live on Saturday Night Football. The Premier League is the only trophy left for Arsenal to win this season.
The Gunners boss said: “We have to be close to the players. What they need to do is stand right next to them, give them our support and our love.
“We have to pick it up because we have a big, big game on Saturday. We really want it and we have to show that we’re capable of turning it around.
“We have to go through the pain tonight and tomorrow, get up and come with the same attitude we had here, and hopefully beat Wolves.”
Arteta provided some clarity to the exit as well, adding that it can takes team years to reach the semi-finals and beyond.
“At the moment it is a really gutted dressing room,” he told TNT Sports. “I cannot find the right words to lift them. I wish I had. We have to go through it.
“The club has been without Champions League football for seven years and you want to play in the first year and be in the semi-finals or the final.
