Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta claims his players did not follow through with their plan for Sunday's match against Manchester City. Raheem Sterling put City into the lead inside two minutes at the Emirates. Sterling headed home a Riyad Mahrez cross after being left unmarked in the box.
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"We got momentum and confidence and were really good on the ball as well.
"We found good spaces but when we were in the final third we didn't pick the right pass to score a goal.
"We tried to use some weaknesses that we thought we could exploit. They don't have many!
"How they compete when they have in the last few minutes, they are a top side.
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"Today they played a little bit differently but within that organisation they can do lots of really good things. They manage the situation really well."
Arsenal take on Benfica in the second leg of their Europa League last-32 tie on Thursday.
The game is evenly poised at 1-1 and Arteta knows the importance of the competition to the club.
"We have a final on Thursday because we want to continue in the competition," he said.
"We have to sleep, eat and we won't have time to train then we fly to Greece."