With the noise round Arsenal and their historical past below Arteta when attempting to win the title, the Gunners boss was requested if he wants to make sure that his aspect don’t panic and stay targeted on their job.

“That is what we now have to do,” he mentioned. “I imply we’re going to be prepared and getting ready to win each single match and the one factor that we are able to do is concentrate on that and lift the degrees collectively and individually to be higher than the opponent each week.

“It is simply the issues that we now have to do, that is a very powerful factor.”

Earlier than Manchester Metropolis‘s dramatic win in opposition to Liverpool on Sunday, it seemed as if Arsenal can be 9 factors clear.

However after Erling Haaland’s late penalty to safe the three factors and their win in opposition to Fulham on Wednesday, the hole was diminished to 3 factors and the stress was put again on to the Gunners.

When requested if enjoying after Metropolis is bringing a brand new stress to his crew, Arteta mentioned: “I do not assume so, I believe we performed effectively after them just a few instances this season and we now have received video games.”

Of the 17 video games wherein Arsenal have scored first within the Premier League this season, the draw at Brentford was simply the second time they’ve did not win, together with their loss to Manchester United in January.

Midfielder Declan Rice couldn’t have put it higher: “This can be a rollercoaster of a season.

“You’ll be able to’t be naive to assume that is going to be straightforward. We’re enjoying in opposition to the perfect groups week in, week out. We’ve to maintain pushing and believing in ourselves, controlling the controllables.

“We’ve to dam out the skin noise. We’ve carried out that actually effectively. Persons are going to speak up the title race and Arsenal however we now have a extremely calm group.”