{"id":763,"date":"2026-04-06T02:48:36","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T02:48:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/disport.com.ng\/?p=763"},"modified":"2026-04-06T02:48:36","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T02:48:36","slug":"mikel-arteta-takes-full-responsibility-for-arsenals-shock-exit-from-fa-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disport.com.ng\/?p=763","title":{"rendered":"Mikel Arteta takes full responsibility for Arsenal&#8217;s shock exit from FA Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content\" data-postid=\"5149360\" data-slug-id=\"2762770\">\n<div class=\"vidazoo-player-container\">\n<span class=\"vidazoo-close-btn  hidden \"><br \/>\n<img data-lazy=\"\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/cmc-predictor\/v2\/cross-icon.png?w=40\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" alt=\"close\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta attributed the team&#8217;s 2-1 FA Cup quarter-final loss at Southampton on Saturday (April 4) on himself. Just before the international break, the Gunners had lost to Manchester City in the EFL Cup final.<\/p>\n<p>The visitors made a slow start at St. Mary&#8217;s, falling behind to Ross Stewart&#8217;s 35th-minute opener as they trailed at the break. Substitute Viktor Gyokeres drilled home the equaliser 22 minutes from time to haul his team back on level terms.<\/p>\n<p><template id=\"template__newsletter-inline-banner-form-combo-widget\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<p><img id=\"subscribe-img\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Thanks for the submission!\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<p>However, 12 minutes after defender Gabriel Magalhaes was substituted with a likely knee injury, the Gunners conceded an 85th-minute winner to Shea Charles as they exited two cup competitions in the space of as many weeks.<\/p>\n<p><template id=\"also-read-articles-template\"><\/p>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<p>In a game the runaway Premier League leaders were expected to win, Arteta&#8217;s side flattered to deceive, but the Spaniard credited his squad for staying together as he took blame for their cup exit (as per Arsenal Buzz):<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cI love my players. What they&#8217;ve done for nine months, the way they&#8217;re putting their bodies through everything, some of them probably didn&#8217;t even have to be here today. I&#8217;m going to defend them more than ever. If someone has to take responsibility, it&#8217;s me.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The Gunners now turn their attention to the UEFA Champions League, where they travel to Sporting CP on Tuesday (April 7) for the quarter-final first leg.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h2>&#8220;Believe in what we&#8217;re doing&#8221; &#8211; Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta after FA Cup exit<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sk-app-thumbnail\" alt=\"Arsenal head coach Mikel Arteta - Source: Getty\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/04\/c42f2-17753801862188-1920.jpg\"\/><img class=\"lazy-img\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" data-img=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/04\/c42f2-17753801862188-1920.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/04\/c42f2-17753801862188-1920.jpg?w=190 190w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/04\/c42f2-17753801862188-1920.jpg?w=720 720w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/04\/c42f2-17753801862188-1920.jpg?w=640 640w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/04\/c42f2-17753801862188-1920.jpg?w=1045 1045w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/04\/c42f2-17753801862188-1920.jpg?w=1200 1200w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/04\/c42f2-17753801862188-1920.jpg?w=1460 1460w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/04\/c42f2-17753801862188-1920.jpg?w=1600 1600w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/04\/c42f2-17753801862188-1920.jpg 1920w\" alt=\"Arsenal head coach Mikel Arteta - Source: Getty\" data-img-low=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/04\/c42f2-17753801862188-1920.jpg?w=640\" bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,&lt;svg%20xmlns=%22http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%22%20viewBox=%220%200%201920%201280%22&gt;&lt;\/svg&gt;\"\/><figcaption>Arsenal head coach Mikel Arteta &#8211; Source: Getty<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>With their defeat at Southampton in the FA Cuo last-eight on Saturday, Arsenal&#8217;s hopes of ending their six-year title drought remain alive in the Premier League and the UEFA Champions League.<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of the aforementioned Champions League trip to Portugal in midweek to face Sporting, Gunners boss Mikel Arteta outlined his thoughts on how to return to winning ways:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Giving (the players) clarity, even more conviction now, and trusting the players &#8211; believing in what we&#8217;re doing, continuing to do that with little tricks that every game demands,&#8221; he said in his post-match presser.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;But especially, maintaining the spirit, the attitude and the energy at the highest possible level, because that&#8217;s critical to perform at the level that we need to win matches.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The Gunners now have seven more games remaining in the Premier League &#8211; 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