KOMPANY REFLECTS ON ARSENAL DEFEAT

Clarets boss reviews Turf Moor clash

Manager Vincent Kompany described Saturday’s defeat to the Gunners as simply ‘not good enough’ as the Clarets fell to a 5-0 loss to the title-contenders at Turf Moor.

Arsenal took an early lead through skipper Martin Odegaard before a Bukayo Saka penalty put the visitors two goals ahead before the break. Saka then added his second early on in the second half with strikes from Leandro Trossard and Kai Havertz putting the game out of reach on a rainy afternoon in East Lancashire.

Speaking post-match Kompany reflected on the result and admitted, although the Gunners were in fine form heading into the game, it’s a tough one for him and his side to take.

“Look, it was not good enough. Arsenal were better than us in every department today. It’s a tough one to take on the chin. You look back at the last 10 or 15 games, we were always able to draw on positives from the games but today is one we have to take on the chin.

“Probably say less and make sure you get the energy back in the team for the next game, because that’s all we have to focus on now.

“You do get days like this sometimes. When you have a day like this, and where we are in the league, you get punished and the gap shows.

“To stay in games, to have a chance of getting results it takes really good performances collectively and individually. That’s what we’ve seen for a while now but today wasn’t a good day for us.”

Kompany added: “When you have a season and you’re at the bottom of the league, you can write a story about every type of goal.

“It’s something that would be wrong for me to start nit-picking what has happened with every goal. That doesn’t explain the story of this game.

“The Liverpool game you can say two set-piece goals but otherwise you play a very good game and you have two big chances to get a result.

“Today? That’s not the case. That’s why the only focus for me is not to let this game drag or dwell and have full energy towards the next game.”