After Arsenal's 2-0 loss to Newcastle in the League Cup semi-final, manager Mikel Arteta blamed the match ball's behaviour.

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Mikel Arteta believes his Arsenal players failing to adapt to the different ball used in the Carabao Cup contributed to them ...

Arsenal were beaten 2-0 at home by Newcastle in the first leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final; Arsenal created 3.09 xG from ...

Arteta Highlights “Tricky” Balls in Arsenal’s Carabao Cup QuestMikel Arteta’s Arsenal have enjoyed a sparkling season across competitions, yet their Carabao Cup campaign encountered ...

The EFL have defended the ball used in Carabao Cup matches after Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta suggested it may have been a factor in defeat to the Newcastle.

Mikel Arteta has suggested Arsenal's failure to adapt to the Carabao Cup ball was a factor in Tuesday's 2-0 semifinal, first ...

The Arsenal manager said the competition's match ball is 'very different' and 'flies a lot', following Arsenal's 2-0 loss to Newcastle. | ITV National News ...

Carabao Cup ball is made by Puma compared to the one used in the Premier League manufactured by Nike Mikel Arteta rued Arsenal's wastefulness in their 2-0 Carabao Cup semi-final first-leg loss to ...

MIKEL ARTETA has bizarrely blamed the BALL for Arsenal’s defeat to Newcastle. The Gunners suffered a shock 2-0 defeat at the ...

Mikel Arteta believes Arsenal's inability to adjust to the Carabao Cup ball played a role in Tuesday's 2-0 semifinal, first ...

Oleksandr Zinchenko trains with the League Cup ball on ... even pub football hackers at the lowest level of the Sunday league pyramid notice a difference in feel between the Nike and Puma.