EPL Arteta backs Arsenal to show fighting spirit after defeat by Villa Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta is confident his team can bounce back from the 3-0 home defeat against Aston Villa. Reuters 09 November, 2020 14:57 IST Reuters 09 November, 2020 14:57 IST Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta said he expects a strong response from his players when they return to Premier League action following their 3-0 home defeat by Aston Villa on Sunday.Ollie Watkins scored twice in the second half after Bukayo Saka's own goal after 25 minutes as inconsistent Arsenal fell to their fourth defeat from eight matches this season to sit 11th in the table with 12 points.“I'd like to have a game tomorrow morning to get this one out of the system. But... in difficult and bad moments, you get a lot of things,” Arteta told the club website.“I want to see how people react, how players react and if we start to blame each other or if we just look at ourselves in the mirror and then try to become much better than what we've shown tonight, which we are.“Then, after that, get everybody back together and get the fighting spirit, the belief and the commitment that we've shown since I got here, into every game.” Premier League: Watkins hits brace as Aston Villa stuns Arsenal 3-0 Arsenal great Ian Wright said that it was among the worst performances he had seen from an Arsenal side.“It was poor in every department. They need to break the lines, they need space to hit the ball into, they were dithering on the ball,” Wright told the BBC.“It was a million miles away from the performance against Manchester United (where they won 1-0). They were streets ahead of us today.”Arsenal travel to Leeds United on Nov. 22 after the league resumes following the international break. Will Liverpool pay the penalty against Manchester United? Arteta hopes Partey will be ready for Arsenal start Wayne Rooney ready for a future in management Rooney's professionalism inspired Rashford More Videos Watch: Hasenhuettl cries tears of joy as Southampton beats Klopp's Liverpool Solskjaer hails Martial after Man United win over Aston Villa Who are the Premier League Stats Stars of 2020? Youngsters deliver for Arsenal as scrutiny shifts to Lampard Solskjaer: Cavani making a big impact at Manchester United Manchester United thrashes Leeds 6-2 to move up to third WATCH - Liverpool vs Tottenham: Mourinho downplays severity of the Reds' injury list Arteta savours 'special' Mourinho in Spurs documentary