Arteta's HILARIOUS exchange with reporter over Carabao Cup | Arteta EMBARGO | Arsenal v Chelsea

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Mikel Arteta in great form in his embargoed section ahead of Arsenal’s Carabao Cup semi final, second leg against Chelsea. The Spaniard laughed off suggestions that his Arsenal team are ‘not exciting’, and engaged in a funny exchange with a reporter about the importance of the Carabao Cup. TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - Intro. 00:10 - Any money left?: nothing different to the top clubs. 00:25 - Still some left to work?: We have to have the options. 00:36 - Confident?: we’re on it. It’s not confidence you have to make the right call with the player. 01:07 - Eze defensive awareness: it’s part of football. It’s my responsibility as well as the player. 01:32 - Kepa: the first conversation were with Inaki, he presented it to me. I have loads did friends who have worked with him. He came here to compete and felt it was the right move. 02:39 - Would he start for any other top Prem team?: He’s had an unbelievable career, we’re very lucky to have home 02:57 - Start in the future?: Yes. It’s like any other position. Raya is playing more because he’s been excellent. 03:25 - Player confidence after winning trophies: you work towards major trophies, it would unlock something and want more. 03:53 - Real belief: The group have the belief we can do it. That’s what we focus on. 04:14 - How to stop crowd anxiety; I expect the crowd how it’s been all season. Tomorrow we have an opportunity to go to Wembley. 04:50 - Not experienced a proper cup final: to get supporters together. 05:17 - Mentality of players different: every competition is different. We need to prove it. 05:40 - Oxlade-Chamberlain: We explore every option. 05:57 - Clubs that don’t care about the EFL Cup: which clubs? It’s something that’s changed a lot with the carabao cup. We are on it. You have to prioritise things in relation to the players. 07:23 - Does it matter how a cup is won?: it depends. I’ll need to analyse teams and styles. It will be very specific. It’s an opponent that wants to take it to a different place. 07:50 - Not exciting team: I’ve heard di