Mikel Arteta believes they have to put Arsenal on another level in other to defeat Liverpool in the upcoming match in the Premier League.
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta claims he have to take the Gunners to another level in other for them to defeat Liverpool in the Premier League.
Arteta side return back into the top four position following a vital win against Brendan Rodgers Leicester City on Sunday.
Arsenal will continue to struggle to maintain their top four position as they will face Jurgen Klopp side next.
Speaking after their victory against Leicester City the Spaniard stated that they need to prepare hard enough to be able to defeat the Reds.
“That’s a different level now, and we have to take the game into a new standard to have a chance to beat them, and we know that. Tomorrow we are going to start to prepare how we can beat them, and how we are going to start believing that we can beat them, which is crucial to be able to beat them.”
He admits always looking at the table to know where they are but insists they are always focused on their performance and next game.
“I look at the table with the games that we have remaining. We know where we are now, but we have to look forward. We have to look at what we do, focus on our performances and prepare for the next match and that’s it. Because the rest is just guessing. I’m not a great gambler, I never have been and I don’t want to gamble.”
Arteta further spoke on their consistency and also the value of the players happiness at the club.
“This is what all the coaches want and they understand what we want to do and they can do it at a certain speed as well, but then it gets more complex because you need the right timing, the right technique, the right quality, the right decision making, but you could see today there were moments that when it clicks everybody is on the same page and they all look for the same things, it’s very important.
“I think if the players representing the club are not happy, as the people who we are responsible for them, I think we have to go somewhere else because we are doing something wrong.
“They have the joy and the privilege to be football players, they have to enjoy it, it’s what the purpose of what they do and now you can really sense they are having a good time together, they enjoy playing football with this freedom, they can express it and it’s all about that.”
