Having reached the semi-finals of this season’s Carabao Cup, Mikel Arteta admits he is ruing the missed opportunity to reach a Wembley showpiece.
A 2-0 loss at St James’ Park mirrored the same scoreline Newcastle United registered in north London to send them through instead and with cup finals being such a huge occasion for clubs and their supporters, the boss is saddened that we couldn’t quite get into our first in the competition for seven years.
Having trailed by two heading into the Tyneside tie, the boss was left thinking about what could have been had Martin Odegaard’s early chance not hit the post, leaving the Magpies to pounce and score themselves 52 seconds later.