Arsenal remains to be fired up after its defeat by rival Manchester City, supervisor Mikel Arteta stated, however added that his aspect clearly wants to enhance if it hopes to maintain its Premier League title hopes alive with a win over Chelsea on Tuesday.
Arsenal has relinquished its lead on the prime of the standings following a run of 4 video games with out victory, together with the 4-1 defeat by City and attracts with Liverpool, West Ham United and Southampton.
Arsenal is in second place on 75 factors, one behind chief City which has a recreation in hand. It can briefly return to the highest of the league with victory over Chelsea, which is twelfth within the desk following a disappointing marketing campaign.
Asked in regards to the title race, Arteta informed reporters, “you have to recognise there is still work to do. We have to be humble, recognise what our weaknesses are and work to be better.
“But we also have many strengths and there are a lot of things we have done well over the last 10 months I think… Now it (the title race) is not in our hands anymore. What is in our hands is to try to win the games we have left and the rest is down to City,” the Spaniard added.
“I have not had to pick up the mood of the players, they keep the fire in the belly for tomorrow. It is very difficult to predict what they (Chelsea) are going to do but we have to prepare to win the game.”
Arteta stated defender William Saliba, who has impressed this season however has not performed in over a month attributable to a again damage, won’t be accessible for choice, including: “he has not improved this week at all”.
Source: sportstar.thehindu.com