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·19 October 2021

Arsenal boss Arteta: Are we missing Xhaka's midfield consistency?

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Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta says they must find a way to win without Granit Xhaka.

After Monday night's draw with Crystal Palace, Arteta was asked about Xhaka's absence.


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He said, "We know the importance of Granit, what he brings to the team, the maturity, the reading of the game, consistency that he brings to the squad and the balance.

"He's not available and he's not going to be available for three or four months, we know that, and I totally believe in the other players. It's not about him and today it was more of a collective issue with the lack of composure that we have on the ball in that half.

"That's where we suffered and obviously the areas where we lost the ball today to give the goals away."

Asked if the point was fortunate, Arteta added: "No I don't think we were lucky. Well you can say we got lucky because we scored with the last kick of the game. But overall in the game, I don't think we deserved to lose the game."

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