Arsenal ‘feeling the pain’ after West Ham Carabao Cup loss

Mikel Arteta said he was disappointed Arsenal failed to heed his warning about the task they faced at West Ham United after losing 3-1 at the London Stadium on Wednesday to exit the EFL Cup and now his team “feels the pain.”

The Gunners were knocked out in the fourth round thanks to a Ben White own goal and second-half strikes from Mohammed Kudus and Jarrod Bowen which earned the home side a comfortable victory.

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Martin Odegaard’s stoppage-time effort in response failed to mask a poor performance from the visitors and Arteta said: “I’m really disappointed and I’m responsible for that. It wasn’t good enough. We We didn’t compete well enough. I tried to warn them [the players] for 48 hours what was going to happen and how important it was going to be.

“Overall we were far from the level we needed to show. It’s football and every game is different. What happened a few days ago [beating Sheffield United 5-0] is in the trash and a thing of the past.

“We weren’t threatening enough. I wanted to see a lot more from my team. There’s a lot to improve on.”

Arsenal face a tough Premier League trip to Newcastle United, who beat Manchester United 3-0 on Wednesday at Old Trafford, this weekend and Arteta added: “The thing we have to take away from today’s game is how are we going to use that to “I beat Newcastle on Saturday. Feel the pain. This is what we must do now. “