Gabriel Martinelli admits Arsenal's defeat to title rivals Manchester City was 'frustrating'
- Heinrich Griessel
- 16 February 2023
Arsenal winger Gabriel Martinelli believes the Gunners will bounce back after the disappointing home defeat to Manchester City.
Arsenal have now lost three of their last four games in all competitions, taking just one point from their last three league outings.
That comes after they had dropped just seven points from their opening 19 games of a season they hope will end in title glory.
"It's very frustrating, very disappointing," Gabriel Martinelli admitted after the loss.
"We wanted to win the game. But there are still a lot of games to play. We know our strengths and we will bounce back. I think we need to stick together. We are going to fight until the end.
"We are going to bounce back. We know our team; we know our qualities and we are going to stick together. We are a family, and we are going to fight until the end.
"Of course, in a game like this, the team that makes less mistakes are going to win the game but I think we deserved a better result."
Martinelli wants to move on quickly from the defeat as Arsenal head to Aston Villa for Saturday's early kick-off.
"We need to look for the next game now," he added.
"We lost the game, but we are Arsenal. We know how big we are and our qualities. We go to the next game to win and try to beat Villa.
"There are still many games to go. We know our qualities and we are going to stick together, and try to improve for the next games.
"For sure, it is going to be tough games (at Villa and then Leicester). But we are ready. We know our team and we go for it."
