Mikel Arteta admits Arsenal could rely on goal difference to win Premier League
Mikel Arteta knows his free-scoring Arsenal side could rely on goal difference if they are to win the Premier League this season.
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Mikel Arteta plays down Arsenal's Premier League title race fixture quirk ahead of Man City showdown
Mikel Arteta played down the impact of their upcoming clash with Chelsea having to be postponed, giving them a 19-day break between games ahead of the visit to Manchester City.
Mikel Arteta to Manchester United? Rio Ferdinand shares outrageous theory on Arsenal boss
Rio Ferdinand has claimed Mikel Arteta would jump at the chance to manage Manchester United if the opportunity arose at the end of the current season.
Mikel Arteta insists no secret behind why in-form Gunners are firing
Mikel Arteta insists there is no secret to Arsenal's recent success as he praised his side following victory over Newcastle.
Mikel Arteta Urges Arsenal To Master The Dark Arts
Mikel Arteta has urged his Arsenal stars to use football's dark arts to their advantage because he fears it is not in their "DNA" to be nasty. Arteta wants his players to harness the ability to be more streetwise on the pitch and is training them to manipulate clashes in their favour. Arsenal midfielder Declan Rice admitted after Wednesday's 1-0 defeat at Porto in the Champions League last 16 first leg that his team need to be more "savvy". Porto slowed the game down at the Estadio do Dragao, with 36 fouls committed by both teams combined in a Champions League record for this season.
Mikel Arteta believes refereeing has improved since his outburst at Newcastle
Mikel Arteta believes Premier League officiating has improved since his “strong” criticism of VAR following Arsenal’s defeat at Newcastle in November.
Mikel Arteta admits Arsenal 'lacked aggression' after Champions League setback
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta said his team lacked the cutting edge as Galeno's stoppage-time goal earned Porto a 1-0 win in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 clash.
Mikel Arteta Says Arsenal 'Dreaming' Of Champions League Win At Wembley
Mikel Arteta said the dream of Arsenal winning the club's first ever Champions League at Wembley is in his players' minds as they make a long-awaited return to the knockout stages at Porto on Wednesday. The Gunners have not reached the last 16 of the Champions League for seven years and last made it to the quarter-finals back in 2010. However, they are in supreme form having smashed 21 goals in five Premier League wins since returning from a two-week winter break last month. And there is the extra carrot for Champions League success this season with the final taking place in their home city of London at Wembley. "It would be incredible to have that feeling to lift that cup in London on the 1st of June," Arteta told his pre-match press conference in northern Portugal.