Differences In Five Points With Manchester City, Arteta: We Are Still Alive

Mikel Arteta has not given up on hunting for the Premier League title (Instagram/@arsenal).

JAKARTA - Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta is now five points clear of Premier League leaders 2024/2025, Manchester City, after playing a 2-2 draw against Liverpool on Sunday, October 27, 2024.

Liverpool remain in second place, four points ahead of Arsenal who are in third place.

Although the distance began to move away, Arteta did not want to give up in the race for the league title against The Citizens.

"You don't want to be in that position. You want to be five points ahead, but this is our position."

"This team is alive, the team wants it. I feel it every day. The players who can't play, they are upset because they don't play."

"Those who are injured, those who are there, they are in good moments. Everything will change and we will be in a better place. We will definitely be there," said Arteta as reported by ESPN.

The manager from Spain also believes that with a long time, Arsenal have a big chance of chasing and even overtaking.

"I saw the team and I didn't hesitate. I thought I told you three days earlier that we were going to fly on Sunday. We started flying and became a much better team."

"We need to get points today to reflect where we are and where we want to be. We can't do that, but for sure we're there," said Arteta again.

Meanwhile, Mikel Arteta assessed that the failure to gain three points against Liverpool at the Emirates was due to the storm of injury and accumulation.

They played without William Saliba who was suspended. Meanwhile, Riccardo Calafiori had to be sidelined due to injury, including Martin Odegaard, Kieran Tierney, and Takehiro Tomiyasu.

Moreover, during the match defender Gabriel Magalhaes also suffered an injury in the 54th minute, which made the Gunners careful in playing.

"The score should have been bigger in the first half, they came out in the second half and we didn't have the courage."

"We are clear in what we have to do and execute. Determination and aggression with and without the ball are really good. (There are) some moments where we should put the ball into the net."

"In the first phase, we need more courage to play. We created great opportunities," said Arteta.