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Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta was full of praise for Gabriel Martinelli and Leandro Trossard after they came off the bench to score in a 2-0 Champions League win in Bilbao.
Martinelli took just 36 seconds to mark his introduction with a goal to open the scoring, and then teed up Trossard for a deflected late second.
Arsenal have strengthened their attack in recent weeks with the likes of Eberechi Eze and Viktor Gyokeres, and Arteta says his whole squad will play their part in a busy season.
Three points on the road ✊
A special Champions League night in Bilbao 🌟 pic.twitter.com/v7QDuuUiJP
“I know how much these players want to play this competition and what it means to them, and every time you name the line-up, you are disappointing a lot of players,” said Arteta.
“They know how I feel about them, so they know that when I have to leave a player on the bench or out of the squad, it hurts me.
“But to have that experience, I looked on the bench, I looked at him (Martinelli), and in his eyes I could see that he was ready, Leo as well.
