Mikel Arteta urges Arsenal to forget Europa League exit and focus on title push

Mikel Arteta wants to see a reaction to Arsenal’s Europa League exit (Ian Walton/AP)

Mikel Arteta has told his Arsenal players to forget about their European exit as they aim to go eight points clear at the top of the Premier League.

The Gunners were beaten by Sporting in a penalty shootout on Thursday as they failed to reach the quarter-finals of the Europa League.