Among the toughest responsibilities of a top-flight football manager is having to face the media and explain yourself after a tough loss.After falling 2-0 at home to Eddie Howe’s Newcastle United

Newcastle took a major step towards booking their place at Wembley with a brilliant 2-0 semi-final opening-leg victory.

Arsenal were beaten 2-0 by Newcastle United in their Carabao Cup Semi-final first leg on Tuesday night, with Mikel Arteta blaming the ball for his side's failure to find the net as they missed a host

Mikel Arteta lamented Arsenal’s inefficiency in front of goal compared to Newcastle and Alexander Isak, but backed his players to turn around the 2-0 Carabao Cup deficit – so long as they adapt to the “tricky” ball being used in the competition.

Tottenham Hotspur prepare to host Liverpool in the first leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final, and the intrigue begins well before kick-off with a predicted lineup offering plenty of talking points. New signing Antonin Kinsky is eligible to make his debut,

Mikel Arteta still believes Arsenal can reach the Carabao Cup final - but says they must first master the "tricky" football used in the competition.

Arsenal fans are growing increasingly frustrated with Mikel Arteta following his bizarre excuse for their 2-0 Carabao Cup semi-final first-leg defeat to Newcastle United at the Emirates last night.

Arsenal manager, Mikel Arteta, has said his players have to take better decisions. Arteta was speaking to Sky Sports, after they lost 2-0 to Newcastle United in the first leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final on Tuesday night.