Mikel Arteta: “When you have so many open chances like we did against them, you have to put the ball in the back of the net & get away with the three points.” ❌
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Mikel Arteta, speaking to BBC Match of the Day: “At the end it’s the result we came to conquer. We did a lot of things right to take the game where we wanted. We had the best chances in the game but we didn’t put them away and that’s the reality.”
On whether the belief is still there: “100%. I said to the boys we have to look in the mirror and the team we played in the moment, the history they have, to come back from a goal down. There’s a lot of things to take. The difference was in both boxes that’s for sure.”
On changing his approach: “Every game is a different approach. Need to evaluate the state of the team. We are missing some big big players. We need them back as soon as possible because we need to be stronger and better.
“The Premier League starts again almost. They have a game in hand, we are three points ahead, five games to play so game on.”
🚨🏆 Mikel Arteta: “Title race over? No, there are five games for us and six for them. We are still three points ahead”.
“There is still so much to play”. pic.twitter.com/kXtvWgDijj
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) April 19, 2026