Arteta wants more from his team
Speaking after the game, Arteta was pleased with his side’s performance but insisted that they could raise the standard even higher.
“I’m really happy with the performance and the win,” he said post-match “It wasn’t perfect because for the first 20-25 minutes, we had some difficulties and we generated some frustrations. We allowed some opportunities for our opponent to run without creating much. After that, we picked up the game and understood better what we had to do.
“We were more efficient, much better in the counter-press and regaining the ball straight away and I think once we scored the goals in crucial moments, the team was full of confidence and played a great game in the second half.”
Having seen the goals now come in good numbers over the past few weeks, Arteta is thrilled to see the creativity in his side upfront, which was necessary to break down a stubborn Toffees defence, and help the Gunners take their tally to nine goals from their last three games, which all ended in moral-boosting wins.
On the cohesion up front, he said: “That’s something we’re going to need, to create a lot of opportunities against this block is really difficult because when we find openings, we have to be clinical and ruthless. I think the way Bukayo scored the first goal, it was top.
“It’s obviously really important to bounce back the way we’ve done it. Winning in a convincing way with very strong performances – two away victories and the home victory today.”