“We had in the first half more punch and more power,” Southampton manager Ralph Hasenhuttl said. “In the second half it’s normal they have a lift. We must make the second goal. We made one or two chances — Shane Long should have got a penalty. “It was a good team performance today.” With a busy Premier League spell coming up, including another trip to Southampton in midweek, Arteta made some changes with the likes of Alexander Lacazette, Bukayo Saka and Thomas Partey amongst those on the bench. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang was also missing from the squad for personal reasons. But that was no excuse for a lacklustre first half in which Southampton’s pressing game proved too much for the visitors.
Southampton’s goal was a case in point. Arsenal’s Mohamed Elneny was hounded into conceding possession, Southampton then switched play to the right with James Ward-Prowse feeding Walker-Peters whose cross was diverted in by a sliding Gabriel. It was the first goal Arsenal had conceded since Boxing Day. Ings hit the woodwork shortly after the break, although his effort would have been offside, before Arsenal finally began to offer some attacking threat. Arteta sent on Partey and Saka and shortly afterwards they had their best chance when Rob Holding side-footed over the bar when a cross from Hector Bellerin fell kindly for him. Eddie Nketiah blazed a late chance wide for Arsenal to leave Arteta frustrated at a first loss in seven games. “Really sad to be out of the competition. Disappointed to be out and the way we conceded,” the Spaniard said.
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