Did you prepare for something different?
"No, we prepared to play against a team that has been very successful in the last few years, that has a huge European experience and we wanted a different test. They have a different way of playing, different character, the games you have to play within the game was something different and good preparation for us.
"Things went well in many moments during the game for us obviously is a big score but there are still a lot of things that we need to improve."
Thoughts on Saliba and the defence?
"It's about the connection between all the players, all the units, the intensity, the willingness to win the ball as high as possible on the pitch. In the moment we give the ball away how the team reacts, how compact we are, how willing we are when that press is beaten to get back and be compact again. It's just a team effort. Individual and collectively they are really living the game in every single ball and this is what we demand them to do."
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Did you expect Gabriel Jesus to hit the ground so quickly?
"We were hoping that was going to happen but obviously a player has to adapt to a new city, a new club, new teammates and he's done it in a really fast and natural way. You can see the way they look for him on the pitch, on and off the ball and what he's able to transmit as well. So I am really happy with him."
Odegaard and Gabriel Jesus connection?
"Yes obviously I think he makes Gabby better and he needs threat in front of him because he's a player that can find the last pass at any moment when he's in close or open spaces and we need someone to make him look better and I think the connection is already there and with the wingers too and I am really happy with that."
More movement in and around the penalty area?
"We try to improve the team and recruit in order to get better and obviously some things we didn't have we have tried to get them when we bring people in or develop in our players and that is always the objective."
Gabriel Jesus' role?
"Everybody, not just Gabby, plays at that intensity and willingness to win the ball to probe mistakes and to play in the opponent's half as much as possible. You can not do that if the players up front are not working, are not tracking, if they don't have the intention to provoke things that we want and Gabby is phenomenal at that."
Is he an out-and-out centre forward?
"His versatility is well-known, now we are using him as a nine, he can play as a winger on the left or right, you can play him with two strikers like what we have done in pre-season with Eddie [Nketiah] as well where we changed the shape a little bit. He gives us a lot of flexibility."
Happy with the size of the Arsenal squad?
"We’re still hoping to do something else if the market allows us to do that. You've seen some movement in the other direction in the last few days so we want to get the perfect balance and the plan we wanted right at the beginning. Whether we can accomplish that or not is another story, but I’m happy with where we are now."
Could Hector Bellerin follow Nuno Tavares out on loan?
"We don’t know, we’re going case by case. For Nuno’s development, I think it’s going to be really important. Obviously, we have recruited Oleks in that position and we have Kieran as well, which is two really strong players in that position, and we believe that Nuno’s best solution was to do that."
Why did you name Martin Odegaard as permanent captain?
"What I’ve seen over the past 18 months since he’s been with us, he’s represented the values of this football club, the team, the teammates and the staff in the best possible way. He’s displayed an ambition to take this club to a different level, to push this team and contribute within it, and as well the way he is respected by everyone inside the organisation. He’s also the captain of his national team and I think it was the right call, and I’m proud to announce that because I think he’s a really good person to deliver that commitment to the club."
Why did players not take the knee?
"I don’t know we didn’t have it, there was so much going on with the two acts that we had before the match. We didn’t play the song either, so there were a lot of things today and we had to prioritise what we could do. The kick-off was delayed too so things just didn’t work out."
Thoughts on pre-season?
"I am. We had a mixture of spending time here in London and being away, and we have played competitive matches against very different opponents and formations and ways of playing and behaviours from teams. We have had different conditions as well, we were in Germany and we had to acclimatise with the weather there, and we went to the US and it was the same, now we play with different context and atmosphere as well, so in general I feel like the team is prepared. The ball is going to start rolling on Friday night and it will be a different story."
Will the injured players be ready for Friday?
"I think that most of them will be, they’ll have to go through what they need to this week and then hopefully we’ll have them available. They are lacking minutes but we’ll have to build that up like any other injury that we get during the season."
What does Zinchenko bring?
"First of all, his mentality. He’s used to winning - winning is the only thing and winning in the right way. He’s a perfectionist and a really demanding boy, I know him so well, and after that he brings qualities that we didn’t have in the squad. He gives us a different option to play within the role in different spaces, and I’m really happy to have him."
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