Mikel Areta confirmed that his Arsenal page Liverpool will give a “guard of honor” if the two sides meet in Anfield on Sunday afternoon.
In her first game, after he was officially confirmed as a Premier League champion, Liverpool was greeted last weekend by two lines of Chelsea players on the field on the field on the field. This ceremonial act has been a tradition in English football since the 1950s, but is not always carried out beyond the first match of recognition.
However, Arteta admitted that Arne Slots team “deserves” to greet in their first home game as top master for their achievement in their first home game.
“They were the better team, the most consistent,” admitted the Arsenal boss after they had lost in a different season race for the third season. “What Arne and the coaching staff did is fascinating, it was really good. This is sport. Someone is better, you have to welcome and accept this level and try to achieve this level.”
In the last two seasons by Manchester City, Arsenal has been narrowed into the Premier League crown in each of the last two seasons. “We are there. With the amount of points that we have generated in the past seasons, we could have two leading leagues,” sighed Areta.
“We are not close, we are there. We give the numbers that you win. We have to be a little happier, make it better and hope that nobody will go better than you.”
The decreasing domestic form of the club – arsenal balance of six points from their previous five games is improved by eight different clubs – was watered down to the semi -finals of the Champions League. After a frustrating excretion from Paris Saint-Germain in the middle of the week, the focus on the last three league games of a campaign that can still end in the catastrophe: Arsenal is not guaranteed for the Champions League of next season.
“We went out [of the Champions League] Very proud and we have to make sure that we are very finished, “warned Arteta.
“We cannot win the Premier League, but with three games we have to make ourselves proud and in the end as we deserve it.”