Khaberni - Spanish coach Mikel Arteta, Arsenal's technical director, confirmed that he never thought of playing for a draw against Manchester City in the top match of round 33 of the English Premier League on Sunday.
Arsenal will enter the Sunday fixture, which will be held at the "Etihad" stadium, with a 6-point difference from coach Josep Guardiola’s team. Avoiding defeat may be a crucial factor in the team's quest to win the English Premier League title for the first time in 22 years.
In a painful blow for Arsenal, Arteta confirmed that the team will play the match without its star Bukayo Saka, who suffered an Achilles tendon injury. However, when asked about playing the match just to come out with a single point in what is classified as the most decisive match in the recent history of the English Premier League, Arteta replied: I will not talk about that matter even for one second, we prepare for every match with the goal of winning, that’s why we are here and we will continue to work in the same way.
Arteta continued: We rightfully deserve to be in our current position because we deserve to compete for the title, and we have the opportunity to win on Sunday against the best team and the best coach in the history of this league. This is a great honor for us and we can’t wait to play and prepare for it with the aim of winning, certainly.
