Every game is a test for Arsenal, says Arteta

The Gunners will face Manchester United at the MetLife Stadium in the United States on Saturday. Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta claimed that this meeting will be "a test" like every one of their matches.

The Spaniard was asked about the 5-0 win over MLS All-Stars: "Every game is a test obviously. Although we had a very good result there are things we can manage much better than we did in the game. We drew our positives from it, especially as we won it.

"Tomorrow’s test will be something very different, against a team that’s used to playing together, and are big rivals for us in the Premier League. So it will be amazing, at that stadium, with a full house, incredible atmosphere and it will be a really big test to see where were we are," he said at the pre-match press conference.

Arsenal will fight for the Premier League title in the upcoming season after failing to lift the English trophy in the 2022/23 campaign. The reporters asked the Spanish manager when he realised the title race was over last campaign.

"When mathematically it was impossible. Until that point we always had belief that we had the chance to do it. Obviously there were moments when it was in our hands, then we lost it. But there were still games to go and until the point where it was not possible mathematically you should never give up because it’s football."

 

July 21, 2023