Mikel Arteta has revealed that Arsenal must stop making errors in the wake of their 3 – 1 Europa league victory over Olympiacos Piraeus on Thursday.
Arsenal repeated their performance against Burnley by giving the ball away just outside their area, gifting Youssef El-Arabi an easy opportunity to score.
Before then, the Gunners had taken the lead in the first half through Martin Odegaard, who opened his account for the Gunners with a thunderous effort from range.
Arsenal battled back ten minutes before the end to put themselves in the driving seat for the second leg at the Emirates, with Gabriel scoring his first goal in Europe to secure the win before Elneny wrapped up the show with another long-range effort late on.
Meanwhile, the Spaniard, who was frustrated to see his side concede another careless goal, insisted that they won’t stop playing out from the back.
The Spanish head coach told BT Sport after the game: “We started the game really well, really dominant and creating a lot of chances.
“We gave them a goal trying to play out from the back but then we reacted well to score two more goals. Overall a really positive result but we have to stop making the errors that are costing goals because we cannot sustain that.
“It isn’t about concentration it is about when you play the ball. It is not about stopping the way we play because this is us.
“We were really solid, really dominant. We showed a lot of personality to come here and dominate like we did. The next thing is to do that for 90 minutes and give nothing to the opponent.
“This is half time and anything can happen. Full focus and we start 0-0 again in the second leg and try to win the game.”
Arsenal will welcome Olympiacos to Emirates Stadium for the return fixture next Thursday, and this will be after Arteta’s men must have battled Tottenham for their north London clash on Sunday.
