messi1688 Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has revealed he has yet to watch replays of Myles Lewis-Skelly’s red card as he admitted his side were not up to par in their 1-0 home defeat to West Ham United.

The Gunners squandered their chances of closing in on leaders Liverpool after losing at home to the Hammers thanks to a Jarrod Bowen winner, before being reduced to 10 men again at half-time after Lewis-Skelly was sent off for a foul on Mohamed Kudus – his fifth red card of the season. messi1688

Before being unable to score a goal back, losing the first home game, the team is 8 points behind with 26 games played.

“I haven’t looked back at that incident yet but I’ll focus on what we have to do,” Arteta said when asked about Lewis-Skelly’s red card before reflecting on the result.

“It hurts a lot, congratulations to West Ham on the win and for our side it’s very disappointing. We tried with 10 men, we put in the energy and effort but we lacked the quality and the positive repetition.

“We played into their hands and we weren’t at a good level, especially when it comes to football. Only once before half-time, from a cross from the right, we didn’t defend well enough and it became a very difficult game.

“I don’t want to throw it at injuries. The overall performance and our form, the consistency, is something we need to improve on. We’re not at that level yet and I’ll be the first to take responsibility for that.” ( messi1688 )