on Sunday’s Premier League draw against Manchester City, Mikel Arteta feels his Arsenal team demonstrated their ability to contend for the crown.
After the goalless match at the Etihad, City is now third in the standings, one point behind the Gunners and three behind leaders Liverpool. And considering that his team’s title challenge was essentially ended when they lost 4-1 at the same venue nearly a year ago, Arteta was happy with his team’s performance. Reported By Manchester News.
This felt like a more significant victory for the Gunners as Arsenal’s eight-game losing record at the Etihad ended without a repeat. Both City and Arsenal put in a strong effort, but there were few opportunities in the game. Guardiola’s team did not score at home for the first time in 58 games in all competitions.
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Arsenal boss Arteta said.
“I think the context and the way we arrived here 11 months ago was different, but the difficulty remains the same,” Arsenal boss Arteta said.
“They are the best team in the world, in my opinion, by far. They have the best manager in the world by far. To catch up and try to better than them is the challenge ahead of us…
“I don’t know (if the draw is good for the title race). You want to win the game. You prepare to win it. If you cannot win it, make sure you draw it. We did that.
“Eleven months ago we were here and the story was very different. You have to make steps as a team and today we’ve done that. We still have many more to come…
“(It says) that we are improving and competing better and understand how you have to play these games but there is another step to make to win the championship. You have to come here and win.”
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