Arbeloa’s vote of confidence

Alvaro Arbeloa loves the London Stadium!

So much criticism has been aimed at the place over the last few weeks that in itself is something of a relief given that it comes from a guy who has played in the best footballing arenas around the world.

The right back – speaking after making his debut in the defeat of Accrington Stanley – said:  “I am really happy to have made my debut and I am also very happy with the result because we needed to win this game.

“It was brilliant to see Dimi score the free-kick right at the end and I thought we played much better in the second half and controlled the game. I thought we deserved to win.

“I don’t like to compare players but I have some really good team-mates with amazing quality. Lanzini is an amazing player and I think we have a really good squad. We also have good young players with a lot of quality.

“I thought the atmosphere was amazing, as it was when I came to my first game against Watford. I think I am going to enjoy playing in this stadium.

“We need to get back to winning ways in the league and that is the most important thing.

“We have two games at home and with the fans behind us we need to win and restore our confidence.”