After his team lost the first match of a clash with Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League semi-finals, Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta, who spoke to the press, dismissed an argument previously made by midfielder Declan Rice that gunners need to “have the ball” or “die.”
Mikel Arteta responded to Declan Rice’s pre-match quote, where he said, “If we don’t have the ball (against PSG), we’ll die!” 😳
“This is one of the best and we beat all the English teams and the best teams in this country. We can’t control this team for 95 minutes. pic.twitter.com/gej45veudq
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