Every word Mikel Arteta said on Newcastle vs Arsenal, Gabriel Jesus, Smith Rowe and Havertz form

Has the pain gone from Arsenal defeat to West Ham?

It is still always there. Any time you have a defeat it takes a few days to get over but the full focus is on Newcastle now.

There are things we have to do much better in the game, especially the way we conceded the goals, but I don’t think the scoreline reflects what happened in the game at all. But we should have done much better.

What did you learn about squad depth?

You learn that every game is very different and if you take your foot off the gas in any action in this league you get punished. It’s as simple as that. If you keep at the maximum level you will keep winning and winning.

Any injured players back?

We have another training session so there is a possibility but I don’t know.

The latest on Smith Rowe?

He will be out for weeks. How many will be determined in relation to how he progresses in the next few weeks. Big blow as he was getting some momentum and some minutes. We were starting to get the Emile that we needed but unfortunately, he is out.

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Odegaard benefited from rest – ready to start?

Yeah, we have tried to offload him a little bit as he had a little issue he was grappling with but he has done much better the last few days and it was good to see him make a contribution against West Ham. He will train today and if he is fine then he will be ready.

What are the reflections you’ve had from last season?

It’s very early. We have to go game by game but we are in a really good position and we have to continue to be there. We have a really tough match against Newcastle but