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.
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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.
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.
Mikel Arteta believes the wider football fanbase want his Arsenal side to pip Manchester City to the Premier League title.
Mikel Arteta has claimed that most neutral fans would rather see his Arsenal side lift the Premier League title in May than “favourites” Manchester City. The Spaniard’s comments came ahead of the Gunners’ trip to Aston Villa on Saturday, as they prepare to right the wrongs and regain the top spot following a 3-1 defeat to Pep Guardiola’s side in north London on Wednesday night.
Forgotten Arsenal defender Kieran Tierney faces a major chance to make a claim for the left-back slot - with boss Mikel Arteta preparing for the "unusual" fixture list.
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has urged the Premier League to offer clubs protection from being forced to kick off early on Saturday after playing on Wednesday evening. Premier League teams competing in the Champions League are not scheduled in the 1230 GMT slot on Saturdays if they played in Europe the previous Wednesday. However, Arsenal face Aston Villa in a crucial Premier League fixture on Saturday morning, just 63 hours after the full-time whistle blew in their 3-1 defeat against Manchester City.
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta insists he has taken the positives from Wednesday's defeat at home to Manchester City but knows his side must be more efficient in the title race.
Mikel Arteta has called for the Premier League to offer all clubs the protection of not being forced to kick-off early on a Saturday having played on a Wednesday night.