Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta defends Bernd Leno after late blunder vs. Chelsea

Mikel Arteta's home debut as Arsenal boss ends in a painful defeat thanks to a late Tammy Abraham goal. Mikel Arteta suggests a difference in physicality cost Arsenal in their defeat to Chelsea. Frank Lampard explains how an aggressive half-time discussion helped Chelsea beat Arsenal. Arsenal's new manager Mikel Arteta said his team let themselves down with poor split-second decision-making in their 2-1 defeat by Chelsea on Sunday. A mistimed leap from goalkeeper Bernd Leno handed Chelsea an easy equaliser from Jorginho in the 83rd minute to cancel out Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang's first-half strike. Chelsea then surged forward and Tammy Abraham spun and shot straight through Leno's legs for the winner four minutes later as Arsenal were caught out in defence. However, the Spaniard...

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