MIKEL ARTETA insists he has “extra perception” Arsenal can win the Premier League regardless of their defeat to Manchester Metropolis.
The Gunners have been crushed 3-1 by the Cityzens on the Emirates on Wednesday, which resulted in Pep Guardiola’s facet leapfrogging them on the prime courtesy of aim distinction.
Arsenal went 5 factors clear after beating Manchester United on January 22 however have now recorded only one level from 9 since then.
However the North London membership’s boss, whose staff have a sport in hand on Metropolis, stays bullish that his males can nonetheless declare a primary title since 2004.
Arteta informed BBC Sport: “They nonetheless have it [the belief], I can sense it. They really feel they'll do it.
“I've extra perception than I had earlier than the sport.
“With the efficiency and the extent the staff put in, we had the sensation we may beat them. Till the second aim we had them.
“However we gave them three targets and the sport on the finish. Sure errors at this stage, you'll be able to't make. On the identical time, the staff put the extent very excessive.
“The distinction was within the containers, that they had three possibilities and so they put them away. We had possibilities and we did not put them away.”
The Spaniard added to Amazon Prime: “They're the perfect staff on the earth and we matched that stage. After it's nearly doing sure issues higher to beat them.
“I've extra perception [to win the league] as a result of I see a staff going head-to-head with them.
“You need to go to the subsequent one and in three days we've one other sport. I've extra perception in my gamers.”
Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard additionally echoed Arteta’s perception that the Gunners have to be “extra scientific” after solely scoring considered one of their 10 efforts towards the Cityzens.
The Norwegian mentioned: “We weren't sharp sufficient, in entrance of the aim and in our personal as nicely.
“Typically possibilities go in, generally not. However that's the place we have to enhance and be extra scientific and defend our field.
“As we've mentioned all season, work exhausting and take it sport by sport. It's the identical now. It's one sport we've misplaced right here at this time and now we glance to the subsequent one.”
Arsenal journey to Aston Villa on Saturday lunchtime trying to return to successful methods.
In the meantime, Metropolis wish to keep prime spot after they head to Nottingham Forest later within the afternoon.
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