Mikel Arteta has encouraged Arsenal to “show what they are made of” in Sunday’s north London derby against Spurs as they aim to bounce back from their draw with Wolves.Arsenal’s title credentials have been questioned after they threw away a two-goal lead to the Premier League’s bottom club at Molineux, giving Manchester City the chance to close the gap to two points.
Pep Guardiola’s side could cut the deficit when they host Newcastle on Saturday, but Arteta insists his players are ready to get back on track in Sunday’s game, which is live on Sky Sports.
Wednesday’s result means Arsenal have now lost seven points from winning positions since the turn of the year, and only won only two of their last seven Premier League games.
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Highlights from Arsenal’s 2-2 draw with Wolves
“What I have seen is a tremendous reaction again and I am not surprised at all,” said Arteta.
“When you lose points with the last kick of the game and in a very unpredictable manner, nobody can really understand that.
“But this is football and that is the beauty of football.
“That was a chapter. We have a long season and chapter 27 says we drew against Wolves in this manner.”What I am interested in is the next one. What is this team made of? What do we do about this and how we write our own destiny from here and going forward?
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“That’s it. You have to react to it because life moves on and as unfortunate as it was, there is nothing we can do. However, what we can do a lot about is what happens next.”Asked if Sunday’s derby, which will see Igor Tudor take charge of his first game with Spurs 16th, is the biggest in recent memory, Arteta added: “It’s the one that is next and it is one we cannot wait to play.
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