Why Mikel Arteta shouted at Aaron Ramsdale as Arsenal slip to West Ham League Cup defeat
A cold night in East London saw the Gunners eliminated from the League Cup after a poor display at the London Stadium. West Ham had a timid first half but hit hard and managed to reach a three-goal lead too.
Mikel Arteta changed his team considerably before the match and made six changes from the weekend but kept the likes of Jakub Kiwior and Kai Havertz in the side. Jarrod Bowen and Mohammed Kudus proved very tricky for the visitors to deal with.
There was plenty of action in the game with the television cameras only able to show so much. However, football.london was in attendance for the clash and spotted plenty that was missed throughout the game.
Before the game kicked off, around 15 minutes before, the team news was read out by the announcer and as Declan Rice's name was read out there was noticeable boos from those inside the stadium. Of course, we didn't get to hear what the whole stadium thought prior to kick-off.
However, when the midfielder came out to warm up it was a mixed reception. The majority of the responses were claps but there were certainly plenty of Hammers fans not happy with their former captain's departure to a London rival and they made that very clear.
The same happened when he was brought off the bench. Initial boos and then claps for the man who lifted the Hammers’ European trophy.
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The chants got worse toward the end when home supporters dropped in the, 'You should have signed for a big club.' A very disappointing evening indeed.
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