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Arsenal beat Liverpool 5-4 on penalties after drawing 1-1 at Wembley Community Shield
Last Updated: 08/29/20 9:02 pm
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Mikel Arteta is confident that Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang will extend his stay at Arsenal
Mikel Arteta remains optimistic about the future of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang after his main contribution to Arsenal’s victory on the Community Shield penalty shootout over Liverpool.
Aubameyang sent the Gunners farewell to their second Wembley win of the month when Arteta’s team beat the Premier League champions in the traditional season opener.
August began with the Gabon forward inspiring the Gunners to a record 14th FA Cup victory and ended with another victory that boosted morale.
Questions remain about the forward’s future as the 31-year-old’s current contract will expire in less than 12 months, but talks continue.
Arteta added the Community Shield to the success of the FA Cup in August
Arteta said: “I keep saying the same [on Aubameyang’s future]. I try to do my job, which is to convince him that he is in the right place and in the right environment here to produce moments like he did today and did here just three weeks ago.
“I am very sure that he is going to sign. There are many things that are involved in a contractual agreement and we are trying to solve them.
“I am not worried [about the situation with Aubameyang]. We can only try to do our best to convince the player or tell him what we think of him. We can put all the cards on the table to try and keep it here, but then it’s up to the player and the agent to agree.
0:31 Arteta praises Ainsley Maitland-Niles for ‘changing’ after his man of the match performance in their Community Shield win over Liverpool.
“I think we have built a very good relationship between us and I hope we can. Now, I am confident and happy. I can see how he behaves every day and how hard he works in training. It is really a good sign.”
Aubameyang saw his excellent curling effort canceled by Liverpool substitute Takumi Minamino when the match ended 1-1, but the Arsenal captain would seal another win by scoring the winning penalty on the subsequent penalty shoot-out.
Arteta’s next challenge is to turn these excellent one-time cup matches at Wembley into sustained success in a Premier League season.
The Gunners finished 43 points behind Liverpool last season, with Arteta adding: “That’s a different task. We have beaten the best teams consistently over the last two months, but obviously after 10 months, the table showed the season. past we are very, very far away. ” far.
“The gap is huge and we have to try to close that gap as quickly as possible. To do that, there are many aspects of our game that we still need to improve.”
Klopp pleased when Minamino deviates
0:34 Jurgen Klopp was encouraged by aspects of his team’s performance
Rhian Brewster missed the only shot from point of view as the Gunners won 5-4 on an afternoon that only underscored the need for Aubameyang’s new deal to go overboard.
It means Liverpool are the first team to lose the Community Shield on penalties in consecutive years, but Jurgen Klopp downplayed the significance of the loss.
Klopp said: “We were here to win the game, I hope it was much more obvious. We didn’t lose the game, but we lost the competition. If we scored earlier, that would have helped, but there wasn’t enough time.”
“I was satisfied with parts of the game. I know where we are from a physical and technical point of view. Against a 5-4-1 and a side with a low block you need fresh legs. We now have two weeks to prepare for the new season.
Alisson couldn’t get anywhere near any of Arsenal’s five converted penalties
“We had to regain control of the game and we had it in the second half. Arsenal didn’t really create opportunities and we had to work hard to get the ball back. We had our two or three big moments that we didn’t do” I didn’t take and that’s why of the result “.
The difficulty Liverpool face in strengthening a team that wins the title this summer has perhaps been underlined by Minamino’s period of integration since moving from Red Bull Salzburg in January.
But the Japanese striker went off the mark for his new team in Saturday’s Community Shield tie loss to Arsenal and Klopp was pleased with the player’s overall contribution from the bench.
“It was great for him and great for us because it is the only thing he has lacked with us since he arrived. He hadn’t scored but had been close in many moments.
“The form he is in is obviously good and I think everyone could see him when he came in. The goal is the logical step after having done well in the preseason. I am very happy for him.”
Whats Next?
The international hiatus takes place over the next 10 days before the teams return before the start of the new Premier League season on September 12.
Arsenal will travel to face Fulham at 12.30pm later that day, champion Liverpool will host Leeds live on Sky Sports Premier League and Sky Sports Main Event. Coverage begins at 4.30pm and starts at 5.30pm.
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