Jurrien Timber admits Arsenal were left gutted after being denied a famous win at the Etihad.
But Timber has warned bitter rivals Manchester City that Mikel Arteta’s men will do whatever it takes to beat them to the title this season. Arteta came within seconds of winning hist first game at City, before John Stones salvaged a 2-2 draw for the champions in the 98th minute.
And this was despite Arsenal being reduced to 10 men before half time, following the red card shown to Leandro Trossard. Timber says the result left Arsenal with a mixture of emotions.
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But he reckons the manner of the performance gives them the platform to go on and achieve big things this season. The Holland international said: “It felt like two hours of defending! It was hard, but it was all worth it if we would’ve won it.
”Even with this draw we can be proud of ourselves. We’re gutted and disappointed, but also proud of the team because we gave everything we could.
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“I think there’s one moment, and they score, which is really sad for us, but I think we can look back on a good game from us.
“We feel like we could win this game. That moment with the referee in the first half changed the whole game, but those are sometimes things you don’t have in hand.
“What we had in hand, we gave everything. In the second half, we did everything we could, we left it all out there, and it wasn’t enough. Hopefully next time it will.
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“You want to win. We just need to keep going and keep improving.
“I think we showed a huge performance at City. No win, unlucky, but I think we can build on this for sure.”