Mikel Arteta retaining ft firmly on floor despite Arsenal’s 5-issue lead – ‘We even now have items to improve’

Arsenal may perhaps be sitting fairly with a five-point guide at the leading of the Leading League going into the Entire world Cup split, but Mikel Arteta statements his facet need to however strengthen.

Arteta admitted his gamers watched Gentleman City’s match on the bus en route to Wolves and requested what his aspect believed of Ivan Toney’s 97th-moment winner, the Arsenal boss reported: “You can imagine.”

Nonetheless, he is refusing to get carried away after this weekend’s activities.

“Our aim is to be far better every working day and we nevertheless have things to make improvements to,” Arteta admitted.

“It is been a long time because we’ve been in this placement, it is a entire transformation from the fans energy and enthusiasm that they’ve transmitted to these gamers.

“We confirmed an additional variety of maturity nowadays to participate in their recreation, in the first 20-30 minutes we struggled to split them down.

“We were being a lot much better in the 2nd half and we had a little bit far more bravery and took hazards but also not permitting them to run.”

Arsenal goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale, who was rarely troubled throughout, admitted it was an additional large three factors for his facet.

He explained to the BBC: “Every win is quite massive for us – away from home and at residence.

“This area is challenging to occur and they confirmed that for 45 minutes. Substantial acquire going into split and a bit of a bumper but that usually means absolutely nothing truly.”

Arsenal are back in action on Boxing Working day when they host West Ham even though Pep Guardiola’s side travel to Leeds two times afterwards.