“I should have taken a different decision in the last two months. I didn’t – it was all about my contract. I don’t want to use that as an alibi or excuse, it’s just my fault and that’s it.
“I love to be here that is why I continue to train hard and that is why I came today. Nobody asked me to speak, it is up to me to show my face.
“I want to stay. The coach knows and wants me to stay, we are waiting for the decisions.”
Arsenal’s return to Premier League action was a night to forget with Granit Xhaka and Pablo Mari both forced from the field with respective injuries .
Arteta admitted post-match that it was a horror night for his side as he refused to throw Luiz under the bus for his performance.
“Everything went wrong from the first minute. Every possible accident that could have happened hopefully happened today,” Arteta told Sky Sports .
On Luiz, Arteta added: “He is someone that is very honest and straight forward. My opinion on David Luiz hasn’t changed. It won’t change because he had a difficult performance tonight.”
Benfica president Luis Filipe Vieira recently suggested Luiz was close to signing a new deal with Arsenal as his own club couldn’t afford to sign the Brazilian.