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Mikel Arteta has been well-backed during his time at Arsenal, but he's also had to say goodbye to some high-profile stars over the years.

The 27-year-old has settled into life in Turkey well as he is a regular starter for Okan Buruk’s side. But the German goalkeeper has reminded us all of just how good he is though after a great start to life at Fulham. With 14 goals so far, he’s scored more than Lionel Messi and Neymar in the league this season. We’ve revisited the six players that Arsenal let go in 2022 and checked out how they’ve fared since. For the players that left departed year, it’s been a bit of a mixed bag. After spending his last couple of seasons out on loan while at Arsenal, Torreira made the permanent switch to Galatasaray in the summer.

Mikel Arteta warned Arsenal must "dramatically improve" their set-piece defending and avoid conceding cheap goals to stay on track this season.

It's true that it's something we must improve dramatically in the next few games if we want to keep winning." [Paulinho](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/258271/Paulinho) gave the home side the lead 10 minutes into the second half with a close-range finish before [Hidemasa Morita](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/270752/Hidemasa-Morita) suffered the misfortune of diverting [Granit Xhaka](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/149981/granit-xhaka)'s pass into his own net just after the hour mark. "Today we didn't defend that well enough and we have to be better at threatening the opponents as well. "Sometimes the opponents are really good at what they do. We spoke about the importance of boxes, especially in a competition when you're in or out. If we don't expose them though that's never going to happen.

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Paulinho then pounced from close range to give the hosts the lead soon after the interval. [poor goalkeeping from Matt Turner](https://www.goal.com/en/news/usmnt-turner-arsenal-start-europa-league/blt721c85442f192bd4) and slack defending from debutant Jakub Kiwior allowed Goncalo Inacio to equalise before the break. [when the impressive William Saliba powered a header home from Fabio Vieira's first half corner](https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/Arsenal-player-ratings-Sporting-Lisbon-Vieira-Kiwior/blt365494a4cc34abaa).

LISBON: Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta urged his team to improve their defence after they had to fight back to earn a 2-2 draw with Sporting Lisbon in the ...

LISBON: Arsenal and Sporting Lisbon could not be divided in an entertaining 2-2 draw in their Europa League last 16 first leg clash in Lisbon on Thurs...

Arsenal were level just after the hour mark, though, when Granit Xhaka tried to find Martinelli but Morita deflected the ball into his own net to leave the game on a knife-edge in the second leg. Sporting goalkeeper Antonio Adan did well to deny Gabriel Martinelli early in the second half, and his team capitalised to take the lead. It was his centre-back partner William Saliba who headed home from Fabio Vieira's corner to put Arsenal ahead after 22 minutes at the Jose Alvalade Stadium in Lisbon.

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Yorbe Vertessen put Royale Union back in front in the 58th minute, Robin Knoche equalised the game 11 minutes later from a rebound off his own poor penalty. In Germany, Belgian side Royale Union almost shocked Union Berlin, who are third in the Bundesliga and had to fight back to earn a 3-3 draw after going behind three times. The visitors dominated the early stages and took the lead in the 22nd minute through William Saliba's close-range header from a corner but Sporting equalised 12 minutes later when unmarked defender Goncalo Inacio headed from a corner.

A disappointed Granit Xhaka has criticised Arsenal's defending in the 2-2 draw at Sporting Lisbon in the first leg of the Europa League last 16.

"Considering you concede two goals away from home and still escape with a draw you have to take some positives,” he said. "We knew before the game it is tough to play here,” Xhaka told BT Sport. Premier League

In a thrilling encounter at the weekend, League leaders Arsenal head to Craven Cottage to take on Fulham in the Premier League.

Gabriel Jesus has been out with an injury for a while now, and it is likely that the case remains to be the same in the coming months. Mitrovic has performed well in the Premier League and his form will once again play a crucial role in the fixture. Joao Paulinha on the other hand will be out with a suspension, after picking up yet another yellow card. He has linked well with Saka, Nketiah, and Trossard making Arsenal a big threat when on the attack. Currently, Fulham occupies the seventh position in the league table, trailing the top four by just six points. The defeat to their west London rivals ended their eight-match unbeaten run.

Mikel Arteta watched his side share four goals with Sporting CP in a pulsating 2-2 draw in the first leg of our Europa League round of 16 tie in Lisbon.

We are conceding too many simple goals and we’ve talked about the importance of boxes, and especially in a competition where you are in or out. Obviously he had a difficult start because he was injured as soon as he joined so he required a bit of time to get back to the level that we want. In the moments we had to take control of the game and we lost a little bit of threat today, especially with the front players that we are missing in our frontline. It’s true that it’s something that we must improve dramatically in the next few games if you want to keep winning games. I think the game had different phases, especially because we gave too many balls away, too many simple balls in our own half and we gave them hope and we gave them the capacity to go into transition moments that they are good at. We lost four or three or our strikers, but in this competition if you want to go through, you’re going to have to go through difficult moments.

The Gunners title credentials will be tested this weekend, while The Reds head to Bournemouth.

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Arsenal have conceded four goals in two games after shipping two apiece against Bournemouth and Sporting Lisbon; Mikel Arteta insisted his side must improve ...

We made a lot of changes today and sometimes that takes time to get that cohesion. "We had some positives because we showed a lot of resilience to get back in the game," he continued. You could feel in the first 15 minutes that it needed some time to adapt and click. "But we need to defend our box much better and we have to be in the return leg to beat them. "In other moments we had total control of the game and we lost a little bit of threat today, especially with the four players we are missing in our frontline. Mikel Arteta urged his much-changed Arsenal side to improve 'massively' after they needed to fight back to earn a scrappy 2-2 draw with Sporting Lisbon in the first leg of their Europa League last-16 tie on Thursday.