Mikel Arteta said Arsenal needed to apologise after a below-par performance led to a third-round FA Cup defeat to Nottingham Forest. Lewis Grabban’s late strike proved the difference at the City Ground as Forest shocked the Gunners again , having beaten them 4-2 at the same stage in 2018. Arteta made several changes to his team but still included Bukayo Saka, Martin Odegaard, Gabriel Martinelli and Bernd Leno in the starting XI. “We were not good enough and we have to apologise for it,” Arsenal manager Arteta told ITV. “I don’t want to use excuses, I expect the team I put out to do better and when you don’t in the cup you are out. “Today showed we were not capable of winning against Forest away from home and didn’t put in the level to win the game. It’s a collective issue and today we have not done it. What we have done today is nowhere near the level and standards that are required.” Arteta added in his post-match press conference: “We needed more drive, more hunger to win at a...