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Alla Zakarian

28-10-2018 | 20:13 Football
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Unai Emery reveals what he told Lacazzette, why he subbed Ozil and provides injury update on Bellerin and

Arsenal went behind to a Luka Milivojevic penalty before the Serbian gave away a freekick that Granit Xhaka dispatch with a venomous shot to make it 1-1. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang then made it 2-1 putting the ball just nine millimetres over the line to beat Wayne Hennessey in the home side's goal. However, Xhaka brought down Wilfried Zaha in the box to gift Milivojevic another penalty and the equaliser for the Eagles. After drawing 2-2, Arsenal boss Unai Emery has faced the press. Emery on the result I think the first half was not easy for us. When they scored we had the control but not doing a lot of things in the attacking third. The second half we scored two goals in two individual actions and then they were pushing with their supporters and I think in this moment we need more control. The possession we lost. We needed to score the third goal to be calm. On whether he thought Zaha dived When you are defending a lot in your box it can happen. Is it a penalty? Not my work, I respect the referee’s decision. On Ozil's reaction to being subbed It’s normal. He was not happy. It’s normal. I like players to show us the character when we are not playing well. I subbed him when we were 2-1 and usually players want to continue. On screaming at Lacazette during the second half We can’t do the mistakes on the pitch. In the second half Lacazette was a bit less in his thinking, I was wanting him to find that. When we are in the box I want the players to take the responsibility to take the [decisive] action When we were 2-2, I wanted to push for that [for the win]. On why he subbed Ozil The last match away at Fulham we played like that in the second half. I think we had lost a bit the transition of the ball. With Danny and Lacazette I wanted to find the good translation between both. Also with free-kicks they were pushing with nine players and Danny Welbeck is good with that defensively. On the winning run ending I think the team can improve. The draw was not bad today. We want to win but they are a good team and it’s not easy here. On Bellerin's injury I think it is a muscular injury. I hope it is nor bad. Is he a doubt for Liverpool? I don’t know yet.

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