Mikel Arteta spoke to the media following Arsenal’s defeat at the hands of Manchester City in the Carabao Cup final. Two goals from Nico O’Reilly made the difference on the afternoon, but the attention, no doubt, fell on Kepa Arrizabalaga.

The Spaniard making the error which granted City their opening goal. Naturally, Arteta faced questions about whether, in hindsight, he should have started David Raya, but there was always the argument that Pep Guardiola had done the same and won.

The attention now turns to the potential impact of this result on the rest of their season. A nine point gap in the Premier League and still in the FA Cup and UEFA Champions League means that the Gunners have encouragement to go on, win, and not have this awful feeling again this season.

Here is every word the Arsenal manager said during his post-match press conference:

Can you summarise your feelings about the game?

Well, very sad, very hard one to take, especially for our...