Arsenal coach Mikel Arteta has confirmed that his players will not give up on Manchester City’s competition for the Premier League title.
Manchester City lead the standings, one point ahead of second-placed Arsenal, and Arteta’s team is preparing to face Brighton on Sunday, while Pep Guardiola’s team will face Everton.
Arteta spoke during a press conference today, Friday, and was asked if Arsenal were ready to break the club’s transfer record this summer, and he replied: “The conversation now should be Brighton and the matches we have, we are playing to win the title, we want to focus fully on that, all these Other things are distracting.”
Regarding the hope of competing for the title, especially after winning against Newcastle, he continued: “Every time you win, every time you play well, and every time you feel that you are competing at the level required to win this league, this gives you hope.”
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He insisted: “It is not in our hands and on Sunday we will definitely need to be at our best again and try to win the game, if we win we will be a little closer.”
Arteta was asked if the Arsenal players think they can still challenge for the title, and he replied: “This is what we are here for, Sunday starts again, and there are three games about to start, and this is the decisive match and now we want to beat them and raise our hopes and enthusiasm to continue.” Because everything still has to be played for.”
And about whether facing Brighton will be more difficult, he explained: “Certainly, because they are really a complete team, the way they play under the leadership of Roberto and the coaching staff is wonderful, it is a pleasure to watch them play.”
And he stressed: “He presented a different idea for the league and this is a different challenge for the coaches as well. This is what you want. We want to be the best league in the world and we need the best coaches and the best players. What he did with the team, after all the foundations that Graham Potter left in the club, is incredible. It’s a very difficult match.”
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