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Arteta - We must move forward together

Mikel Arteta
Mikel Arteta

Mikel Arteta says Arsenal have “sat together as a team and moved forward” from Tuesday night’s defeat to Olympiacos.

Arsène Wenger’s side go into Sunday’s home match against Manchester United three points off the top of the Premier League but bottom of their Champions League group.

The Arsenal captain insists the whole squad are determined to put their midweek disappointment behind them at Emirates Stadium this weekend.

"If one of your team-mates makes a mistake, the next one has to step in to avoid that mistake costing us something"

Mikel Arteta

“After a result like Tuesday's I think the first 48 hours are about digesting what happened and being critical with your own performance, but after that you can ask some questions, sit together as a team and move forward from there,” he told the official matchday programme.

“But you need to do that as a group, without any friction or individual finger pointing, because we are a team.

“One day you make a mistake, but the next time maybe you will win the game. If one of your team-mates makes a mistake, the next one has to step in to avoid that mistake costing us something.

“That's the important thing about being a team, and that determines how good you can be.

“Everybody is upset with what happened on Tuesday, but we don't need any extra motivation for a game as big as today's. We need to get up again, and I know we have the capability to do that.

“We have got a great chance to get in an excellent position in the league, then we have another two weeks before our next game while everyone goes off for internationals.

“From experience we know how important it is to win that last game before the international break.”

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