Mikel Arteta responds to criticism from president of Rwanda and admits Arsenal’s standards cannot slip ahead of Chelsea clash

Mikel Arteta has accepted Rwandan president Paul Kagame’s criticism of Arsenal and agreed the club must not accept ‘mediocrity’. Brentford produced a superb display to down the Gunners in the Premier League’s curtain-raiser last Friday. The result led to a barrage of criticism from fans and pundits and Kagame was one of the strongest critics. […]