In between those two moments, to make it worse for Mikel Arteta, Arsenal missed even more chances while Anthony Gordon took one for Newcastle. That was another goal largely against the run of play, and another where Isak’s ability to take the ball and move with it while evading challenges with pure smoothness was so glorious.

Arsenal lost 2-0 to Newcastle in the first leg of the Carabao Cup semi-final and Mikel Arteta believes things could’ve been very different if his side had taken their chances.Newcastle striker

Mikel Arteta faced the media after his side’s damaging defeat to Newcastle United, which saw the power of what a clinical striker brings to a team. Alexander Isak and Anthony Gordon got the goals on the night and it creates a huge task for the Gunners to somehow recover the tie.