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Bielsa adamant Leeds should've beaten Arsenal

Marcelo Bielsa has lamented Leeds United's lack of balance during Monday's FA Cup third-round loss to Arsenal.

The Championship side were unable to replicate their first-half dominance after the interval, with Reiss Nelson eventually sealing the win for Mikel Arteta's side.

Speaking after the game, Bielsa said: "We wanted to beat them.

"We should have played with much more balance. What we needed to do in the match is repeat what we did in the first half.

"The first half of the team was very, very positive for us. In the second half the control of the match changed a lot.

"In the first half we pressed the opponents' defence more and were able to attack fast. We couldn't do that in the second half."

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