Despite Gabriel Martinelli’s odd sending off, Mikel Arteta quipped that he had “run out of ideas” when it came to fixing Arsenal’s disciplinary difficulties after his side gained a hard-fought 1-0 win over Wolves.
Midway through the first half, Gabriel Magalhaes scored a close-range goal to break the deadlock, and Arsenal held on for three points at Molineux, their third consecutive Premier League away success.
After Martinelli was issued a red card for a pair of bookable offences in the same sequence of play with 20 minutes remaining, the Gunners were forced to withstand a torrent of late raids with just 10 men on the field.
Martinelli’s first yellow card was for a shove on Daniel Podence, and his second was for a foul on Chiquinho just seconds later, as Wolves pressed for an equaliser.
Despite playing just six games since the turn of the year, Arsenal have already had four players sent off this season, and Martinelli’s red card marks the 15th since Arteta took over.
Despite Gabriel Martinelli’s odd sending off, Mikel Arteta quipped that he had “run out of ideas” when it came to fixing Arsenal’s disciplinary difficulties after his side gained a hard-fought 1-0 win over Wolves.
Arteta was pleased with his team’s performance on Thursday, especially after the red card, but he reminded them that if they want to finish in the top four, they must stop going a man down.
He told BT Sport, “It is tough enough to play against Wolves here away from home, and we made it even tougher playing again with 10 men. The result is really positive, we needed to win, but we suffered in the final 20 minutes.
“The character, how we dig in, the spirit that we showed, how they defended so many difficult situations for such a long time, I am really proud of the boys. When I talk about the unity and the togetherness in the group, this is when it comes and they showed it on the pitch.
“We need to play with 11 players in the final 16 games – that is going to be key to give us the best possible chance for us to win football matches. To win games in the Premier League is hard enough, with 10 men it is very unlikely.”
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