Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has admitted missing out on the Premier League title to Liverpool hurt him “a lot” and admitted he only watched the Reds’ celebrations briefly as Arne Slot’s side lifted the league title at the weekend with four games to play after beating Tottenham 5-1.
Arsenal have finished runners-up to Manchester City for the second successive season and this season is seen as their golden opportunity with Pep Guardiola’s City currently in fourth place.
Asked how it hurt to lose out on the title to Liverpool, Arteta said:
“Yes, it hurt a lot. It hurt in my stomach. I understand it’s a more consistent team who have the ingredients to win the title but it hurt a lot. “
I want to take this opportunity to congratulate Liverpool on what they’ve done, the management they’ve had, the consistency they’ve had. And I think they deserved to win the title. “
They’re the better team, เล่น UFABET ผ่านมือถือ สะดวกทุกที่ ทุกเวลา. they’ve got a lot of qualities and they’ve got the players to be consistent. “
We’ll try again next season. But now we have to finish this season as strong as possible,”
said Pee Ta. He also talked about the pain of watching Liverpool celebrate the championship, saying, “I only watched it for a moment.”
“It might become part of my motivation, but it’s not my main motivation. My motivation is focused on other things. But of course, it’s still painful to watch.”