Mikel Arteta lamented his Arsenal side’s lacklustre defending, particularly when dealing with long balls, as they suffered a shock 1-2 loss to Southampton in the FA Cup quarter-finals on Saturday. The Gunners fell behind to Ross Stewart’s 35th-minute goal before Viktor Gyokeres came off the bench to net the equaliser (68th min). 

Arsenal were well below their best in the absence of the injured Declan Rice and Bukayo Saka, while defender Gabriel Magalhaes also limped off with a knee injury. They were punished in the 85th minute when Shea Charles steered in Southampton’s winner from the edge of the area.