Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has appealed to supporters following the club's 3-2 Premier League defeat against Manchester United on Sunday, January 25. The loss at Emirates Stadium, their first home defeat of the season, cut Arsenal's lead at the top of the table to four points.
Arteta urged fans to "jump on the fun boat", promising "beautiful" things ahead that "we cannot even imagine". He held a team meeting after the match, taking full responsibility for the result and praising his squad's consistency.
The manager stated that defeats are part of the journey to becoming champions and that the team must learn from it. Some sections of the home crowd reportedly booed at the final whistle, reflecting disappointment after United's late winner.
