Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta says ‘chaos’ at Brentford could have been worse

Mikel Arteta said he was left praying Arsenal would not suffer a late defeat after his players missed the chance to restore their six-point cushion over Manchester City following a 1-1 draw at Brentford.Arsenal appeared on course to take a crucial victory when Noni Madueke headed home in the 61st minute. However, Brentford bounced back just 10 minutes later after Keane Lewis-Potter struck from Michael Kayode’s long throw.Cristhian Mosquera stopped Igor Thiago scoring in stoppage time with a fine sliding tackle, before Brentford’s top scorer then blazed over when clean through on David Raya’s goal.
Mikel Arteta said he was left praying Arsenal would not suffer a late defeat after his players missed the chance to restore their six-point cushion over Manchester City following a 1-1 draw at Brentford.Arsenal appeared on course to take a crucial victory when Noni Madueke headed home in the 61st minute. However, Brentford bounced back just 10 minutes later after Keane Lewis-Potter struck from Michael Kayode’s long throw.Cristhian Mosquera stopped Igor Thiago scoring in stoppage time with a fine sliding tackle, before Brentford’s top scorer then blazed over when clean through on David Raya’s goal.
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