Mikel Arteta, the coach of Arsenal, said this Friday in a press conference that his team is “very motivated” to compete with Manchester City for the Premier League. Arsenal lost 3-1 at the Emirates against City on Wednesday, who now lead on goal difference, although the Gunners have a game in hand. Arteta’s team have been leaders since August. Arsenal and City have 51 points. On the other hand, Arteta asked the Premier to protect the teams “in the face of the brutality of the calendar.”
It does not seem right or fair to Arteta that, who played on Wednesday at 9:00 pm against City, this Saturday Arsenal will visit Aston Villa at 1:30 pm, coached by former Gunners coach Unai Emery. “This should not be done in any competition. City play at 4:00 pm against Nottingham Forest.
Arteta told the media: “I know the right things we have to do to continue to be there (above). We have seen where the level is and what we need to do to get to that level”. We got enough points. It depends on us, we have to improve it because we want to win more games.”
The coach of the Emirates team continued thus: “There are a lot of positives to take from the season so far… We know the level of excellence has to be good in every game to beat them (City) in the end. We are very motivated to do it before the match against Aston Villa, we want to do well and win.”
Arteta has doubts about Thomas Partey, who was sidelined against City with a muscle problem. Emile Smith Rowe, who has thigh problems, could come into the call. Gabriel Jesus, who has a knee injury, has yet to recover.
Source: La Verdad
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