Mikel Arteta Critiques Fixture Congestion After Everton Win

Arsenal coach Mikel Arteta questioned the club's fixture schedule following a 2-0 victory over Everton at the Emirates Stadium. The match took place on Saturday after a demanding week where Arsenal drew 2-2 with Bayern Munich in the Champions League on Wednesday and had previously drawn 2-2 with Nottingham Forest.

Arteta made five changes to the starting lineup, including Ben White, Mikel Merino, Viktor Gyokeres, Myles Lewis-Skelly, and Eberechi Eze, to manage player workload. He expressed delight with the team's performance but criticized the tight schedule, stating that it was challenging to play against a tough opponent after such a demanding week.

Arteta noted that the team scored their first set-piece goal of the Premier League season, which he was pleased about. He received a yellow card for straying outside the technical area, marking his second caution of the season, leaving him one caution away from an automatic one-match touchline ban.