Arteta claims Chelsea scored from an Arsenal mistake

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Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta attributed Chelsea’s equalizer in the 1-1 draw at Stamford Bridge to a lapse in his team’s defensive organization.

Reflecting on the moment that allowed Pedro Neto to score, Arteta pointed to a breakdown in Arsenal’s structure during the crucial second phase of a set piece.

“It is a second phase set piece and we were disorganised,” Arteta explained in his post-match interview with BBC.

“We don’t reorganise quick enough and you can’t allow the pass that way. You need the quality of Neto to do it but our standards were not good enough.”