Here is the Arsenal morning digest on Sunday, June 21.
Maupay launches verbal attack
Brighton forward Neal Maupay laid into Arsenal’s players and claimed they 'got what they deserved' after failing to another defeat.
Maupay was involved in the major talking point of the game after nudging Bernd Leno and causing him to be stretched off.
And despite the Gunners going ahead through Nicolas Pepe, the Seagulls hit-back through Lewis Dunk before Maupay won it for his side in the closing stages.
Speaking afterwards the forward then unleashed a verbal attack on Mikel Arteta’s side, claiming they needed to learn some humility and they got what they deserved at the Amex.
Gunners branded 'embarrassing'
Peter Crouch branded Arsenal “embarrassing” after they fell to their second defeat of the week to all-but end their Champions League hopes.
The Gunners suffered a 2-1 defeat at Brighton, with Neal Maupay’s late winner condemning Mikel Arteta’s men to their eighth loss of the season after the visitors had taken the lead through Nicolas Pepe.
Having held hopes of challenging Chelsea for a place in the top four ahead of the Premier League’s return this week, Arsenal suffered a big setback when they were beaten 3-0 by Manchester City in their first game back on Wednesday.
And their second defeat in four days leaves their European ambitions in tatters, with Crouch pulling no punches as he summed up the Gunners’ performance at Brighton for BT Sport.
Arteta reaction
Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta said it was “unacceptable” the way his side lost Brighton at the Amex Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
A defeat to Manchester City on Wednesday was followed up by a late defeat to Brighton on the south coast.
And while Arteta refused to criticise Neal Maupay for his role in an incident that Bernd Leno stretchered off, the Spaniard was critical of his side’s defending.
The head coach has plenty of work to do on the training ground ahead of another packed week of fixtures.
