Arteta promises ‘rollercoaster’ finish after revealing he ‘dreamt’ of Arsenal moment against Man Utd

Mikel Arteta has insisted that Arsenal’s Premier League run-in will still be a “rollercoaster” journey, despite the crucial win over Manchester United.

The Gunners have clawed back the advantage in the Premier League top-four race with a crucial week. They started it looking to address an alarming slide of three defeats in a row.

And Arsenal have responded in style with two pivotal wins. The 4-2 win at Chelsea on Wednesday ended fears that the Gunners’ goal threat had dried up.

Meanwhile, Arteta’s side showed character and commitment to grind out a 3-1 win over United on Saturday. The match was full of controversy, but Arteta lauded his side’s display.

“A big performance in a game that had everything,” the Spaniard told BT Sport. “We had moments where we showed real quality and were a threat.

“We scored two goals, created chances, a game where we had to suffer and were a bit lost and lacking energy and they were on top.

“It was a game where we were really efficient in the boxes. We had luck when we needed it, which is really important.

“But overall, I’m extremely happy, it was a massive game for us and we enjoyed it.”

Nuno Tavares made it 1-0 with his first Arsenal goal, before Bukayo Saka made it 2-0 with a penalty. The spot-kick came after Eddie Nketiah thought he had increased the lead. The initial goal was ruled out for offside, but VAR spotted a foul in the build-up.

Cristiano Ronaldo pulled one back for Man Utd before half time, before Bruno Fernandes missed his own penalty to level the scores.

Granit Xhaka therefore stepped up and responded with a long-range strike to make it 3-1.

“You have to write the story of the game,” Arteta said. “If I said Granit would have scored from there, he probably wouldn’t have done