We head to St James’ Park next month trailing by two goals in our Carabao Cup semi-final, but Mikel Arteta believes the second leg provides us with ample opportunity to reach Wembley.
Goals from Alexander Isak and Anthony Gordon have given Newcastle United a healthy cushion ahead of the return fixture, but the boss feels that should we put in a similar display in the north-east on February 5, then we are more than capable of pulling ourselves back into the tie.
Mikel points to the 23 shots and an xG of 3.09 that we recorded at Emirates Stadium as proof that we can create enough to hurt the Magpies, and with a touch of quality and luck is adamant that we shouldn’t give up hope of lifting the League Cup for the first time…