David: We were toothless and had no get up and go. Arteta said we were going to go full throttle, but it was more like a tortoise! There were no impact substitutes with there being nobody on the bench to change the game.

Mikel Arteta has appeared to blame Arsenal’s hectic schedule for their loss to Newcastle United last night, claiming his players were tired. At the start of this season, the Gunners were competing for four trophies and have only just been eliminated from all domestic cup competitions.

Arsenal fan Laura Kirk spoke to BBC Radio 5 Live about the Gunners' exit from the Carabao Cup. After failing to score in either leg of their semi-final with Newcastle, she was unimpressed with how January went by without strengthening the forward options: "It is telling us something - if only we'd had an opportunity for four weeks to,

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta reacts to his side's 4-0 aggregate defeat to Newcastle in the Carabao Cup semi-final