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- Visitors hang on for 0-0 in Carabao Cup after Xhaka dismissal
- ‘I’m proud of what we did in an extremely difficult stadium’
Mikel Arteta hailed Arsenal’s “spirit, fight and brotherhood” after they held Liverpool in their Carabao Cup semi-final first leg despite playing with 10 men for well over an hour.
Arsenal produced a stirring rearguard action to keep the tie scoreless after Granit Xhaka’s dismissal and give themselves a slight advantage for next week’s return fixture at the Emirates, affording their off-colour hosts few chances. Takumi Minamino missed the best of them, firing over at the death, but Liverpool did not manage a shot on target until stoppage time and would have been flattered to win.
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