Arsenal boss Arteta happy with goalkeepers for victory at Brentford

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta was asked to assess Mikel Merino’s performance against Brentford.

Spain came in first Declan Rice In the middle of the park for the Gunners Away from home.

Despite the bees taking a blow lead, Merino And his teammates soon took control of the game and won 3-1.

Arteta said on Merino: “Very good. It’s because he deserves it, and the type of game we have to play. The amount of density they defend with when they’re deep requires people with a lot of threat in the box .He’s a master at it. We can have the momentum on the left. He’s always a big threat.”

He added on fellow goal scorers Gabriel Jesus And Gabriel Martinelli: “Very good time! Both of them are really important. It is a great quality of our team to share the goals.

“Today we did it again, scoring in three very different ways. Great. That’s what we need. The people in front have to be fired, with that feeling, and they’re with that feeling right now.”

Whether the attackers answered their critics, in the absence of Bukayo Saka, he finished: “Yes, but they are so consistent in the way they train and behave.

“They want it. Goals are also about moments, about the feeling and energy the player is in. They are in a good mood right now.