Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta believes the Gunners have learned from last season as he assesses his team’s title chances following their 3-1 victory over Liverpool on Sunday.
Arsenal won at the Emirates Stadium thanks to goals from Bukayo Saka, Gabriel Martinelli, and Leandro Trossard, as Arteta’s team punished Liverpool’s defensive errors and narrowed the gap to two points at the top of the Premier League.
“We’ve been really consistent all season, if not you aren’t where we are today,” Arteta said in a statement. “We’ll approach it game by game; the squad’s availability will be vital.
“We learned this from previous season. Let’s attempt to make it happen. It means a lot. Liverpool is an unbelievable team. They are probably the most in-form team in Europe.
Arsenal led for much of the season before losing ground towards the end and ending five points behind champions Manchester City.
“We have come so far and now it is about doing it consistently,” Arteta said in a statement. “Liverpool has done it for six or seven years.
“It gives us momentum and the way we have done it we are back on it – really excited.”
Asked if his side now had the elite mentality to get through difficult moments, Arteta said: “Absolutely. We have shown that today. The thing is, to be the best and have the best mentality you have to do it every three days.
“That is the challenge that we have. Certainly we showed that today against, in my opinion, the most in form team in Europe.
“Now we have to do it tomorrow when we train and the next game against West Ham because we have that body language, that attitude and that energy in the team we are a really difficult team to beat.”
