Arsenal is determined to take the confidence of their 7-1 hammering of PSV Eindhoven in the first stage of the Champions League round of 16 draw on the road to their Premier League campaign according to head coach Mikel Arteta.
The victory was Arsenal's biggest ever away from home in Europe, while they also became the first team that scored seven in a outnight match in the European competition.
The management brings them into an almost inviolable position in the draw and they look destined to meet Atletico Madrid or Real Madrid in the quarterfinals. According to Arteta, it is a boost that fell 13 points behind Liverpool in the Premier League title race.
“It clearly gives us a lot of joy, trust and faith and then in football it is not what we did three days ago, or today, it is about what we are going to do tomorrow, or at Old Trafford, how we are able to win again,” he said reporters.
“Enjoy tonight because it was a very impressive achievement, an incredible score, so we earn that, and take it now and continue to improve as a team.
“It is something that wasn't done, so it's great to be part of it [on achieving their biggest away win in the Champions League]But as a team we want to achieve many other things that are much more important than that. “
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Arteta also recognized the performance of 17-year-old Ethan Nwaneri, who scored his eighth goal of the season in all competitions.
“I don't think he should push! You see him every time he has the ball what the intention is, so when he comes, he comes, and it is great and really impressive as he behaved, the way he played tonight,” Arteta added.
The Gunners travel to Manchester United in the Premier League on Sunday.
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