A very emotional afternoon. We started well, created three or four chances that we didn’t convert. After that we had a period of some issues, especially with the ball and regaining the ball. We lost it in some difficult areas and lacked some continuity and dominance in that period. We scored a really good goal…

The Gunners have signed four new players this summer with Sterling joining goalkeeper Neto, Italian centre-back Riccardo Calafiori and Spanish midfielder Mikel Merino as the new faces. David Raya and Tommy Setford have also joined on permanent deals. No more additions were made to Arsenal although the likes of Newcastle’s Anthony Gordon and Bayern Munich forward Kingsley Coman were linked. Exits…

Mikel Arteta will be determined to return to winning ways after the international break. Arsenal were held to a 1-1 draw by Brighton at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday afternoon, dropping crucial points in the Premier League title race. Kai Havertz put the Gunners ahead just before half-time, lobbing Bart Verbruggen from distance after Bukayo Saka…