Mikel Arteta would have expected Arsenal to knock Manchester United out of the FA Cup over 90 minutes before the Red Devils lost a man and his Gunners soon conceded a penalty.

And he certainly didn’t expect defeat.

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The third round match lasted 120 minutes at the Emirates Stadium as the white-clad Gunners failed to add much color in the final third against Ruben Amorim’s bunkered visitors.

The questions will be obvious to Arteta before he hits a microphone as the Gunners continue to struggle to convert their chances in the absence of the injured Bukayo Saka.

Reaction from Mikel Arteta – Arsenal’s coach speaks of a red card and a penalty against Manchester United in the FA Cup

“To sum it up: unbelievable not to win this game,” said Arteta. “The dominance, the superiority over the opponent and everything we did to win the game. … We didn’t get what we deserved.”

On the injury to Gabriel Jesus: “A big worry, that’s my feeling. He had to come out on a stretcher. The impact, the feeling he had.”

On the defeat of two cup games this week: “I understand that point, but it’s a remarkable week – what we did to two of the best teams in the country.”

Specifically about the game: “It’s unbelievable,” he said. via the BBC. “Of course you measure the performance and what we did by the position, we deserved to win the game by far.” But the reality is that we are outside and the only thing that is judged is internally I can’t do it.

“I love my players. I love our team and I love how good they are and what they do because in 1000 games like that you lose one and it was probably this one. … It’s football and it’s part of that execution, you need things to go your way and that wasn’t the case tonight. Going into a penalty shootout, you know it’s a coin toss and it can go either way. …. I am so proud of my players. I love my players and I can’t be prouder because it’s very difficult to ask for anything other than the performance they showed there.”