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Mikel Arteta has expressed doubt over whether Arsenal have the ability to win a “major trophy” after a costly week in the FA Cup and hanging by a thread in the Carabao Cup.
Arsenal have not won major silverware since 2020 when Arteta masterminded an unexpected FA Cup victory, although he Competitions or since then it has been completely lacking in trophies.
The Gunners have struggled to keep pace with Liverpool in the Premier League title race Defeated on penalties by Manchester United in the third round of the FA Cup on Sunday and must be overturned 2-0 aggregate loss against Newcastle United To avoid a similar fate in the Carabao Cup.
Against Manchester United, Arsenal were unable to make the man-advantage count in almost an hour of play after Diogo Dalot was sent off in the second half.
“Obviously (we) rely on not performing like that and waiting for a shot to go on target and score a goal. I don’t want to bet on that. I’m betting on that team to try,” Arteta replied when asked afterwards. If his team is facing a psychological barrier.
“Are we going to win big trophies? I don’t know. But playing like this… there are very few teams in the world who can play at that level.”
Armory Still going strong in the Champions League after winning four of their opening six games to sit in the crucial top eight. But Arsenal’s most recent European fixture came before the current domestic blip set. Two final ‘league stage’ games, the 24th, Dinamo Zagreb and the 30th, Girona, are still to come in the remainder of January.
The Gunners, having gone through an injury crisis earlier in the season that affected form, are again struggling with availability thanks to Bukayo Saka. Ethan Nwaneri And now Gabriel is on Jesus’ side.
