Mikel Arteta has asked his arsenal to 'recharge' after the 'painful' loss against Newcastle, who turned off his hopes of the Capabao Cup final on Wednesday night.
The Gunners traveled to the St James park in order to revoke the 2-0 deficit of the first stage of their semifinal, which saw the improved hosts in the Emirates last month.
But in a matter of minutes, the visitors were on the back foot, and although Alexander Isak's fourth minute goal was later discarded out of play, the Uraracas did not take long to take control of the draw at home.
Jacob Murphy scored in the 19th minute and Anthony Gordon confirmed the place of the Eddie Howe team in the Wembley final, where they will meet Liverpool or Tottenham in March.
A few days after their Manchester City 5-1 blow, Arteta players will be forced to take stock after losing 4-0 in aggregate, their wait for a domestic trophy.
And Arteta was anxious to see her team take the fullness of the defeat during her free time, with the team ready to travel to Dubai for a warm weather training, while the premiere rivals of the Premier League play their fourth round games The FA Cup.
Arsenal was defeated 4-0 in added by Newcastle to end their hopes of the Copao Cup final
Mikel Arteta described the defeat as a “painful” that his players would need “swallow”
“We need to swallow this, it is difficult,” Arteta said after full time. 'We had many expectations.
'We knew the difficulty of the task due to the result we brought from London. But there is nothing we can do right now.
'What we could do was in the field a few minutes ago, now we have to look forward. First, I think this will be painful.
“While we are in Dubai, recharge and go again because we still have a lot to play (for).”
The Arsenal was eliminated from the FA Cup in its first game of the season, falling against Manchester United with penalties in the Emirates.
But their hopes in Europe remain lives after the team was automatically described for a place in the qualifying phases.
Avoiding the play-offs of the highest European category will also allow Arteta players a respite after an busy winter, which has seen them play 12 times in 41 days.
The weak hopes in the League are not completely extinguished after their important victory against the men of Pep Guardiola, with the arsenal now sitting six points from the fugitive leaders Liverpool, although the Reds have a game in hand.
