Mikel Arteta has urged his players to “take ownership” of the Premier League title race and “get the job done” after taking time to recharge and reflect following their loss to Manchester City.Arsenal were knocked off top spot by City following their 1-0 win at Burnley on Wednesday, though with the two sides level on points with five games remaining, the destination of the Premier League trophy remains in both sides’ hands.
Arteta has called the five-game run-in a “new league” beginning with a Saturday evening clash against Newcastle at the Emirates, live on Sky Sports, and says Arsenal are ready to bounce back from their back-to-back defeats against Bournemouth and City.
“It’s important to feel the confidence, the trust and clarity on what we want to deliver on the pitch,” he told Sky Sports.
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Mikel Arteta reflects on the mood among his players ahead of the run-in
“But now is a moment for all of us to take ownership. We can talk all day, but we need to go on that pitch and we need to get the job done.
“We do have a lot of players who stand up and they are very influential. But the young ones as well and the ones who don’t have that experience as well, they have a lot of personality as well to play in this moment.”
Arteta has been encouraged by how his players reacted to Sunday’s defeat at the Etihad Stadium and says they took time to recharge and reflect in the aftermath.
“Immediately, the reaction in the dressing room I really liked because I could sense that they were even more convinced than before the game that we’re going to do it,” he said.
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“It was a long week, the sun was shining. We used it to recharge, refresh… We talked about the team that we want to be.”The analytical part was very short and at the start of the week. Afterwards, it was focus on us and the things we want to see and build again; that connection and clarity and the five games…
2026-04-25 09:00:00
