Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta was understandably frustrated at the end of Arsenal’s home fixture against Crystal Palace after the game ended in a 0-0 stalemate with little or no excitement throughout the match.
🗣️ “I can’t fault the spirit and the fight they put in”
Mikel Arteta was left frustrated by Arsenal’s final ball against Crystal Palace pic.twitter.com/hNcTDT3WlU
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The only real excitement came in the 66th minute when Wilfried Zaha had to be held back by team-mate Andros Townsend after the Palace striker tried to square up to Arsenal defender David Luiz after the Brazilian clattered him from behind.
Zaha didn’t take too kindly to a hefty challenge by the Brazilian and the Ivory Coast international jumped up to try and square up to the 33-year-old veteran after the incident.
Andros Townsend jumped in to defuse the situation after Zaha was clearly upset about what had just happened.
Wilfried Zaha v David Luiz has been a great watch 🍿
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The incident turned out to be the highlight of the evening after it ended in a 0-0 stalemate leaving both teams including their managers frustrated.
Arsenal are still just one point ahead of Palace in the league sitting in 11th with the eagles two positions below them in 13th.