Mikel Arteta mentioned Arsenal are centered on “preventing to win each recreation” although their Premier League dream seems to be over as they eye the following spherical of the Champions League. The second-placed Gunners path Premier League leaders Liverpool by 15 factors after Sunday’s 1-1 draw at Manchester United prolonged their winless league run to 3 matches. It is a crushing disappointment for Arsenal, who’ve completed as runners-up to Manchester City for the previous two seasons. Arsenal, who’ve one foot within the Champions League quarter-finals after their 7-1 first-leg away win over PSV Eindhoven final week, host the Dutch aspect on the Emirates in Wednesday’s reverse fixture.
“We are going to hold on preventing to win each recreation,” Spanish coach Arteta mentioned at his pre-match press convention on Tuesday.
“There are the calls for we placed on ourselves in each competitors. We are very a lot aware that the calls for for this soccer membership are to achieve the very best degree and to win soccer matches.
“There’s at all times enchancment. We have talked about what we are able to do higher, it is about execution. My job is to present the gamers as many instruments so we are able to ship once more.”
Despite lacking injured forwards Bukayo Saka and Kai Havertz, Arsenal had six completely different scorers of their crushing victory over PSV.
The Gunners, who’ve by no means gained the Champions League, will face the winners of the tie between Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid within the subsequent spherical ought to they advance, as anticipated, on Wednesday.
“It’s a contest that we’ve a variety of enthusiasm for. We have been very constant and tomorrow can put us in an thrilling place,” Arteta mentioned.
France worldwide defender William Saliba is eager to assist information his aspect to their first trophy since Arsenal’s 2020 FA Cup triumph in opposition to Chelsea.
“I feel we’re very shut, we have to hold going,” Saliba mentioned, referring to Arsenal’s trophy ambitions.
“We cannot cease working. When you are shut and do not win trophies it is unhappy. With work we’ll make an enormous step and I’m certain we’ll arrive there.
“Everyone needs to win the Champions League, it is a competitors that is arduous to win, something can occur.”
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