Mikel Arteta has played down Arsenal's defeat by Brentford, saying the friendly was nothing more than minutes on the clock for his squad.
The Gunners and Manchester City are the first Premier League teams to return to action when they go head to head at the Etihad next Wednesday.
Arteta has been putting his side through its paces in preparation, but despite goals from Joe Willock and Alexandre Lacazette in a friendly match against Championship outfit Brenford last week, it was the Bees who came out on top 3-2. "We're trying different things," Arteta told Sky Sports, when asked about the defeat. "We're trying to give minutes in their legs to all of the players, obviously you have to change a lot of players through the games. "Getting
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