Arsenal remain nine points and three places adrift of Liverpool after just 12 games but Mikel Arteta believes that their Premier League title hopes are still well and truly alive
Mikel Arteta says the slide when his top Gunners turned to “plop” gives Arsenal hope of reeling in Liverpool’s eight-point lead in the title race.
Arteta admits that Arsenal need to be near-perfect if they are to topple Liverpool from their perch, saying: ”If they continue then that's for sure, with the numbers they're producing and the amount of games they're winning. He said: "It’s crazy that we have that many games so close to us, and less travelling is always better. Winning lifts the energy and our confidence up. We've had two big wins for us and now it's about consistency and building that momentum.
”You are going to suffer in life, whatever you do. In every profession everything is not beautiful. That is something I want to promote to my kids and my family - I have been choosing to do this job so I need to enjoy it. Losing a match, I hate it, absolutely hate it. It drives me mad and I really suffer from it but it is a way to improve and do things differently.
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