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Arteta - Mentality key to fighting with top teams

For Mikel Arteta, a winning mentality is central to our ambitions to compete with the very best teams in England and in Europe.

As we prepare for Sunday's north London derby at Emirates Stadium, our manager has stressed what he wants to see from his team.

"The level of leadership, the passion that you play with and the belief that you have among the squad, to fight for every single ball for 96 minutes... then it's about learning how to win," he said. 

"Every game is different and you have to find the way to win it. There are certain things that are some basics you have to do every game. 

"Sometimes there are some things you have to control because of the opponent, because of the circumstances, because of the time that is left. That's a process we are in and we have to improve very much to be able to fight with the top teams."