Mikel Arteta has full faith ahead of Champions League final

Mikel Arteta is “fully convinced” Arsenal will make history this weekend by winning their first ever Champions League crown.

The Gunners take on swashbuckling holders Paris St Germain in Budapest on Saturday evening basking in the afterglow of their first Premier League triumph since 2004.

Arsenal are considered outsiders with the bookmakers to become European champions for the first time, but Arteta feels an unbeatable confidence coursing through their veins after winning the title.

“You could sense the energy, you can sense the positivity and the confidence on the players and everybody around the club,” the Spaniard said.

“We have an amazing opportunity to write new history in our football club, and we are convinced that we’re going to do it.

“We will fly to Budapest on Thursday fully convinced that in a few days’ time we can be champions of Europe.”

Arteta was speaking at the League Managers Association’s annual awards dinner in central London on Tuesday having taken an evening off from preparations for their shot at continental glory.