Kieran McKenna names the best team Ipswich have faced in the Premier League
Kieran McKenna says Arsenal produce the ‘highest standard’ his Ipswich Town team have face in the Premier League this season.
Ipswich’s relegation to the Championship move a step closer on Sunday as they were thumpe 4-0 by Arsenal.
Leandro Trossard and Gabriel Martinelli gave Arsenal an early 2-0 lead สมัคร ufabet กับเรา รับโบนัสทันที at Portman Road and Ipswich were left with a mountain to climb when Leif Davis was shown a straight red card for a poor tackle on Bukayo Saka.
Trossard score his second of the afternoon in the second half before Ethan Nwaneri adde Arsenal’s fourth late on.
The defeat means Ipswich remain 18th in the Premier League – 15 points from safety with five games remaining.
Speaking after the heavy defeat to Champions League semi-finalists Arsenal, McKenna said Mikel Arteta’s side produce the ‘highest standard’ his side have face this season.
Arsenal look set for a second-place finish in the English top-flight for a third successive season, with Liverpool well clear in the title race.
While the Gunners will once again miss out on the league title, they have a more than decent chance of winning the Champions League ahead of a semi-final tie with French champions PSG.
‘A really tough game,’ Ipswich boss McKenna said. ‘It was tough even with 11 v 11, Arsenal starte really well.
‘It felt at the start of the game like it was maybe the highest standard we’ve face this year to be honest.
‘The group was at full stretch trying to compete and we had a few moments. But their execution was better than ours and their quality shone through.
‘They were the better team and deserve their lead and then of course the red card makes it almost impossible for us.
‘I thought we showed good quality with ten men to be honest, we manage the game pretty well all things considere.
‘But they were stronger than us. We faced a really strong team, they were on a different level to us today.’
Arteta, meanwhile, said his team produce some of the ‘best football we have playe this season’ against Ipswich Town.