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‘We really want it’- Mikel Arteta on Arsenal’s push for Premier League top four after Aston Villa victory

Mikel Arteta says the players «really want it» after his side tightened their grip on fourth place with a 1-0 win over Aston Villa at Villa Park. Bukayo Saka’s first-half strike was the difference in the West Midlands, as the Gunners moved four points clear of fifth-place Manchester United with a game in hand over the Red Devils. Ad/> “We showed a lot of character, intelligence and quality,” he said in his post-match interview with BT Sport.

Premier League: Bukayo Saka strike enough to earn Arsenal win at Villa

Manchester United in fifth in the Premier League standings after Bukayo Saka's first-half strike earned them a 1-0 victory at Aston Villa on Saturday. Looking to get back to winning ways following their midweek defeat to Liverpool -- their first loss in seven in all competitions -- Arsenal dominated the opening period in the Villa Park sunshine.

‘I thought your questions would be better’ – prickly Steven Gerrard after Aston Villa’s Premier League defeat to Arsenal

Steven Gerrard gave a prickly response to Des Kelly in the aftermath of Aston Villa’s 1-0 defeat to Arsenal after clearly being irritated at his attempts to state the obvious. Bukayo Saka’s first-half strike ensured the Gunners claimed all three points at Villa Park, and Gerrard was not impressed with Kelly’s line of questioning in his post-match interview with BT Sport. Ad/> Kelly mentioned the statistic that Villa had failed to register a shot on target until later in the game, and that there was still a gap between Gerrard’s side and the likes of Manchester City and Liverpool.

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‘We really want it’- Mikel Arteta on Arsenal’s push for Premier League top four after Aston Villa victory

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