Mikel Arteta has urged Arsenal to “embrace the moment” when they face Manchester City in a critical showdown that could define this season’s title race
in a critical showdown that could define this season’s title race and believes his players have learned from last season’s thrashing at the Etihad.
“We’ve done a lot already to be in the position that we are and now we have to embrace and enjoy the moment and go for it,” he said. “I love the energy , the smiles, they wanted to train yesterday. We have to embrace the moment. We have to go day by day, see where this can take us.” “We have been getting closer in the last two-three years. We need to close that gap and try to be better than them. They have earned the right for everyone to look at them as an example. It has raised our level and demands to try to be like them and beat them.”
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