Mikel Arteta insists that Arsenal is aimed at “fighting to win every game”, despite the fact that their Premier League dream is anything but past.
The Gunners trail leaders Liverpool with 15 points after their 1-1 draw with Manchester United on Sunday extended their Winless League run to three games. Arteta was asked about the hope of his part and whether their challenge was over during an interview after the game with Sky Sports and stormed out.
Arsenal, which one foot in the quarter-finals of the Champions League, after their dominant 7-1 first leg left on PSV Eindhoven last week, host the Dutch side on the Emirates in the Reverse fixture on Wednesday. With the hope for a first league title since 2004 slips away, the best chance of the North -London club seems to be silverware in the European competition, because they are also out of the Carabao Cup and the FA Cup.
“We're going to fight to win every game,” said the Spanish coach Arteta. “There are the requirements that we make to ourselves in every competition, we are very aware that the requirements for this football club have to reach the highest level and win football matches.
“There is always improvement, we have talked about what we can do better, it is about implementation. It is my job to give the players so many tools so that we can deliver again. “
Despite important injuries to Bukayo Saka and Kai Havertz, Arsenal had six different scorers in their crushing victory over PSV. The club, which has never won the Champions League, will be confronted with the winner of Real Madrid or Atletico Madrid in the next round if they are progressing on Wednesday.
“It's unique, but we understand that the game went in the right direction from the start,” said Arteta. “We must earn the right to go the competition in the same direction, we are fully focused on that.
“It is a competition for which we have a lot of enthusiasm. We have been very consistent and tomorrow can bring us to an exciting position. “
William Saliba has played an important role in Arsenal with the best defensive record in the competition this season. The French International would like to help his way to their first trophy since Arsenal's 2020 FA Cup triumph over Chelsea.
“I think we are very close, we have to continue,” said Saliba about Arsenal's Trophy ambitions.
“We can't stop working. If you are close by and do not win trophies, it is sad, we will take a big step with work and I am sure we will arrive there. Everyone wants to win the Champions League, it is a competition that is difficult to win, everything can happen. “
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