Arsenal 'need to punish teams' - Arteta

Mikel Arteta has called upon Arsenal to punish teams if they are to avoid defeats such as the pre-season loss to Liverpool when the Premier League restarts.

The Gunners were well on top in their pre-season encounter with Mohamed Salah's opening goal coming against the run of play and Fabio Carvalho adding a second.

Kai Havertz pulled one back just before half-time and in an even match, the Gunners were simply the victim of wasteful finishing amid calls from some supporters to sign a striker.

Arteta believes his players can and must score their chances, saying: "We have to punish teams. It's an area where we can obviously improve. The first chance they had, they scored, and that's what makes the difference as well.

"We created the situations. We had two or three more big situations as well. We have to improve."