<p><a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/football/article/epl-mikel-arteta-happy-with-arsenals-cool-heads-in-late-leicester-win-23402046" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><strong>Mikel Arteta</strong></a> surveyed the wreckage of Arsenal&rsquo;s controversial Champions League defeat at Inter Milan and insisted his spluttering side will emerge from the rubble to salvage their troubled season.&nbsp;</p>
<p>The Gunners crashed to a 0-1 loss in San Siro on Wednesday, adding to the growing sense of turmoil around a team that was expected to mount a strong challenge for European and domestic silverware.&nbsp;</p>
<h2>Calhanoglu on target</h2>
<p>Arsenal dominated for large periods against Inter, but were left to rue a controversial penalty in first-half stoppage time when Mikel Merino was adjudged to have handled. Hakan Calhanoglu converted the spot-kick and Arsenal were unable to muster an equaliser as they fell to a second successive 0-1 defeat after Saturday&rsquo;s Premier League loss at Newcastle.&nbsp;</p>
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<p><img title="Mikel Arteta " src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2024/nov/miketloa_e.jpg" alt="Mikel Arteta " width="1280" height="720" /><strong><em>Mikel Arteta&nbsp;</em></strong></p>
<p>Arteta launched a staunch defence of his players, claiming they were denied by refereeing mistakes rather than their own failings against Inter. &ldquo;The worst thing is the result, because of the performance and attitude we showed against one of the best teams in Europe in their stadium,&rdquo; he said.</p>
<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s extremely frustrating because there were two decisions against us. If their one is a penalty then we should have one when Mikel Merino is punched in the head. Of all the big games we have played in Europe, this was the best I have seen from my team in the last two years.&rdquo;. The Gunners have won just two of their last six games in all competitions, with those victories hardly impressive against Shakhtar Donetsk in Europe and second-tier Preston in the League Cup. Arteta&rsquo;s team are languishing in fifth place in the Premier League, already seven points behind leaders <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/football/article/diaz-nets-hat-trick-as-liverpool-spoil-alonsos-return-to-anfield-23424615" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><strong>Liverpool</strong></a> ahead of Sunday&rsquo;s crucial London derby at Chelsea.&nbsp;</p>
<h2>Odegaard returns as sub</h2>
<p>Hampered for weeks by the absence of captain Martin Odegaard &mdash; who finally returned from injury as a late substitute against Inter &mdash; Arsenal have looked a shadow of the vibrant team that took last season&rsquo;s title race to the final day of the season. Odegaard&rsquo;s creativity and tenacious pressing has been sorely missed, while Arteta has also had to deal with injuries to Bukayo Saka and Jurrien Timber, as well as a rash of red cards that cost him the services of Declan Rice, William Saliba and Leandro Trossard.&nbsp;</p>
<p>As if their on-pitch travails weren&rsquo;t concerning enough, Arteta has seen his trusted sporting director Edu make a shock exit from the Emirates Stadium. Edu, who has a agreed a deal in principle to accept a similar role at Nottingham Forest, resigned at the start of this week after overseeing a major revamp of Arsenal&rsquo;s squad since joining in 2019.</p>
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