‘A joy to watch’ - Arteta hails second-half demolition of Lille in UCL but confirms Hincapie out for ‘weeks’

We had moments in the game in the first half, especially in certain moments that we arrived to very dangerous positions. With a lot of advantage, our technical quality wasn't good enough to deliver moments of real threat and especially to be able to sustain the attack, so we allowed certain transitions. The moment we made a change at half-time in terms of certain positions and the technical level increased and we attacked the spaces so that we could help them, it was a joy to watch. The three goals were unbelievable, the connections, the timings, the quality they delivered to score. Three different players and a lot of players participating in those goals, so overall very, very happy. It shows the level of consistency that we have. We carry on playing the way we do and performing at that level in the competition. I'm sure we can do that more, but you have to earn it because the level is big. Subi is much, much better. Piero is improving, but as I said, he looks more significant. I think it will be a matter of weeks, I think. We don't know exactly how many. He wasn't feeling that good yesterday and today because he had a sort of illness. He wasn't ready to start, but he really was keen to contribute to the team. If it was needed, he came on. He made a huge impact and he delivered with real quality. After the press conference, I went. He was in the massage table and I said, Bukayo, I just killed you in the press conference. Good luck tomorrow. He was laughing. He knows that we have discussed these kind of things and he takes it because he wants to be the best version of himself. In order to do that, you have to put big objectives and challenges and try to reach them by working and being consistent and when it doesn't work, keep going because he has the ability to do it.