You remember that Arsenal losed the EFL Cup 3:1 to West Ham, while Newcastle defeated Manchester United 3:0. Although I was just thinking that Arteta had a different plan for the important match against Newcastle, which is why they lost, I was totally wrong then to think that way because Arteta substituted a strong team in the second half of their match against West Ham, i was thinking that he did that to avoiding any injuries among the players. Considering how well Newcastle has performed this season, I was expected that either Arsenal win or the game end draw. Arsenal was unable to score a single goal against Newcastle, that am actually shocked by the outcome of the game when it ended like that.
Yes I do remember that but I don't consider the EFL Cup as important and I think most of the coaches don't either.
But I agree with your sentiment that Arsenal was going to win or at least tie the game against Newcastle United. But as crazy as the goal was with all these uncertainties and VAR, it wasn't that surprising that the game might also find a winner that is different from what most people would expect.
Yes, the EFL Cup is considered a normal competition for most of the top clubs in the Premier League because they have another goal of getting bigger titles in other competitions such as the Champions League which really needs to be focused on so that Arsenal's defeat in the EFL is not a big problem. .
Regarding Arsenal's defeat yesterday, it really disappointed most fans, not just fans but from all parties, they were very disappointed with the referee's unfair decision because it was very clear that Newcastle's goal should not have been considered to have gone in because the ball had clearly gone out of the line.
The premier league is currently under heated discussion after the events of the match at that time and made a little afraid to bet on the premier league.