Mikel Arteta has admitted that Arsenal needs to be at the top of their game to beat Manchester City in their Premier League clash on Wednesday evening.
Arteta, who succeeded Unai Emery in the Emirates hot-seat in December, is set return to his old club, with whom he was Pep Guardiola’s No.2 from 2016-2019.
Arteta has spoken to the media ahead of Arsenal’s clash with Man City
“It’s going to be a very special night” Arteta told the media ahead of the match. “I’m very excited to get back there.”
“Now I’m in a different position on a different bench. I will defend my club as well as I can.”
Meanwhile, red-hot Gunners goalkeeper Bernt Leno has said the City match will prove to be a very different test than the West Ham victory on Saturday.
“I think against Manchester City, maybe they will have more possession so it will be a completely different game [to Saturday’s win over West Ham].
“It depends on the game, it depends on the tactics. I think you can see that against Chelsea, they had a lot of possession and were always playing around the box and at the end we got a 2-2 with one less player.
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“Maybe these kind of games suit us. I think we have to respect this team, they have a lot of quality that’s clear, but we also want to go back to London with at least one point.”