Mikel Arteta has insisted Achraf Hakimi should not have been playing when Paris Saint-Germain eliminated Arsenal from the Champions League. After a 1-0 victory at the Emirates last week, PSG finished the job back in the French capital,

Gunners boss feels his side have been the best team in Europe’s top competition this season despite heartbreaking last-four exit

Mikel Arteta says his Arsenal team did not deserve to lose against Paris Saint-Germain and that his players were reduced to tears at full-time. Arsenal lost 2-1 in Paris to be eliminated 3-1 on aggregate in the Champions League semi-final but Arteta claimed that Arsenal were the best team in the competition.