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Mikel Arteta: Arsenal brimming with belief

Mikel Arteta believes his Arsenal team have "more belief" than ever after they breathed new life into their Premier League title challenge with a last-gasp win at Aston Villa.

Arsenal Regain Top Spot As Manchester City Stumble In Title Race

Arsenal regained pole position in the Premier League title race on Saturday as the Gunners fought back for a thrilling 4-2 victory at Aston Villa, while Manchester City were held to a damaging 1-1 draw at Nottingham Forest. Just three days after surrendering first place with a 3-1 defeat against City, Arsenal bounced back in impressive style to move two points clear of the champions. With just minutes left at Villa Park, Mikel Arteta's side were in danger of slipping up again in their bid to win the title for the first time since 2004.

Arsenal fight back to clinch thrilling victory at Aston Villa

Arsenal twice battled back from behind to earn a hard-fought injury-time victory at Aston Villa and inject new life into their Premier League title bid.

Jorginho and Mikel Arteta say half-time team talk key to 'beautiful' win for Arsenal over Aston Villa

Jorginho and Mikel Arteta both said that their half-time team talk was key to Arsenal's «beautiful» 4-2 win over Aston Villa in the Premier League. Arsenal were 2-1 down at the break and staring at the possibility of another trip-up in the title race. Ad But they recovered to score three times in the second-half at Villa Park, with goals from Jorginho himself, Oleksandr Zinchenko — his first in the Premier League — and Gabriel Martinelli.