EPL: Arteta demands defensive upgrade as Arsenal suffer Dortmund defeat

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has admitted the club is still looking to sign another defender after the Gunners suffered a 3-2 defeat to Borussia Dortmund in the Emirates Cup final.
Arteta said Arsenal conceded “some poor goals” during the pre-season defeat but stressed that defensive improvement would require a collective effort from the players already at the club.
“We conceded some poor goals today in the way we competed, especially. But that’s a very collective responsibility. So we need to improve with the players that we have. And we want to improve, for sure, we want that,” Arteta said, according to a statement published on Arsenal’s website.
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