Arsenal manager, Mikel Arteta, held a press conference at the Sobha Realty Training Centre ahead of the Premier League 2023/24 match against Brentford at Emirates Stadium on Saturday 9 March, 2024 at 18:30 (WAT).
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| Arsenal manager, Mikel Arteta. Photo: arsenal.com |
According to arsenal.com:
On team news:
Not much, we got some players back last Monday, and then we had Martinelli and Bukayo with little issues but we are pretty positive that hopefully they can be part of that but we’ll have to wait and see how they are tomorrow.
on Aaron Ramsdale’s game time this season ahead of Brentford:
It is what it is, he is fully prepared, he trains really well every day. He is desperate to play like the rest of the boys who haven’t had that many opportunities and Saturday is a great day for him.
on the message our recent results are sending to our title rivals:
It’s great because it shows the quality and the consistency that the team is showing. The way that we have scored those goals as well, not only the manner but as well the personnel is a really positive thing to see. Then there’s the fact that we are conceding very little defensively so those ingredients together are very powerful to get results and consistency and we want more.
on the pressure us moving into top spot would put on our rivals:
We know the demands that we have and the demands that Brentford are going to ask us to win the match and identify that. We are still not [top of the league] and we want to be better than where we are at the moment, and the other two are, so we have to continue to win.
on if he’s secretly hoping Liverpool and Man City draw:
Honestly, it is nothing to do with me. I will sit down with my kids and enjoy the match.
on if he will be watching Liverpool v Man City with his coaching staff:
I didn’t think about that, you gave me an idea! But the idea was to watch it with my kids, but I don’t know what I’m going to do.
