LONDON (ENGLAND) (ITALPRESS) – “Our energy and confidence have increased. We couldn’t know better what we have to do: there are five games to play, tomorrow is the first, all in and we’re off.” The defeat against Manchester City and the draw at the top of the table by Guardiola’s team don’t worry Mikel Arteta, who is convinced that his Arsenal will fight to the end, both in the Premier League and in the Champions League, where they face Atlético Madrid in the semifinals. “There are five games to go, four weeks, two big competitions to fight for, and everything still up for grabs. If someone had told us at the start of the season, we would have signed. And if we win tomorrow, we’ll be much closer. I have faith in our players, our people, and our will to achieve what we want.”
The title could also be decided by goal difference, which currently sees Arsenal and City perfectly tied, with both having a 37-point lead. “We’re just talking about hypotheses. Then, depending on how the situation develops, we can start thinking about other things. We have to give everything in these five games and make what we want happen.” Arteta, among other things, won a league title on goal difference as a player, against Rangers in 2003: “I took the penalty and we won the league by just one goal. You couldn’t ask for anything better. One of the best feelings of my career. When you win like that, it’s even more special.”
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