Mikel Arteta confirmed that his side of the Arsenal will give Liverpool a “honor” when the two sides meet Anchend on Sunday afternoon.
In the first game after being official confirmed as the champion of the Premier League, Liverpool was applauded on the pitch By two lines of Chelsea players at Stamford Bridge last weekend. This ceremonial act has been a tradition in English football since the 1950’s, but it is not always carried out beyond this initial recognition party.
However, Arteta admitted this week that Arne Slot’s side “deserved” to be applauded by his achievement in his first home game First flight champions.
“They have been the best team, the most consistent,” he awarded the Arsenal Chief after losing in another title race for the third season. “What Arne has done and the technical staff is fascinating, it has been really good. This is sport. Someone is better, you have to applaud and accept and try to reach this level.”
The Arsenal was closely hit by Manchester City at the Premier League crown in each of the last two seasons despite winning more than 80 points. “We are there. With the amount of points we generated in the last seasons, we could have two Premier League“Arteta sighed.
“We are not nearby, we are there. We are providing the numbers that win the titles. We have to be a little fortunate, to do it better and we hope that no one does better than you.”
The domestic form that diminishes the club (the six -point Arsenal account of its previous five games is deepened by eight different clubs) has been diluted by its career in the semifinals of the Champions League. But, after suffering a Frustrating removal at the hands of Paris Saint-Germain In the middle week, Focus moves to the last three league games of a campaign that can still end up in disaster: Arsenal does not have the qualification for the Champions League next season.
“We left (from the Champions League) very proud and we have to make sure we end up strongly,” said Arteta.
“We cannot win the Premier League, but with three games to leave, we have to do -proud and compete at the end of the way we deserve.”
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