Gabriel Martinelli says Arsenal's inherent belief will only be boosted by beating champions Manchester City as Mikel Arteta’s men look to go one step further than last season.The Gunners captured the imagination during a strong 2022-23 campaign, only to ultimately finish second as Pep Guardiola’s side scooped a third straight title in a storming end to the season.Arsenal’s inability to take a point off them was key in them finishing second and Sunday saw them finally beat City in the league for the first time since 2015, building on their Community Shield shoot-out triumph against the treble winners.The half-time introduction of Martinelli after three weeks out with a hamstring injury proved inspired, adding extra impetus to the attack before eventually hitting a late winner that deflected in off Nathan Ake to seal a 1-0 victory."We know how hard it is to play against them," the Brazil international said. "It was a great performance from the team and a great win."Of course (it gives us more belief we can win this season’s title).
We are Arsenal and we are always believing about the title."To win against a big side like them is great and we just need to carry on."A special day for me.
I tried my best, really hard, to be back with the team and it was a great moment for me."We're going to try to improve things and try to do better than last year""It’s always good to win against the big teams and we did it today.
I’m so happy."Arsenal remain unbeaten eight league matches into the season and are level in terms of points and goal difference with leaders Tottenham, with their bitter rivals only ahead on goals scored."When you play for Arsenal you have to always believe and this is what we do," Martinelli said as they look to