Mikel Arteta lauded the maturity of his "fantastic" Arsenal side after they sent a message with a first Premier League win over Manchester City since 2015.Gabriel Martinelli’s deflected effort in the 86th minute ended the Gunners’ run of 12 consecutive top-flight defeats to Pep Guardiola’s side.It helped Arsenal leapfrog City in the table to finish the weekend as joint leaders and while Guardiola insisted his champions are happy to chase again as they did successfully last season, it felt like a potentially decisive early blow had been landed between two title rivals.
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00:00 probably the team you have to overhaul to win the title.
00:03 How important is that in sustaining the team?
00:05 Well, it certainly sends a message to the team,
00:06 you know, that keep believing in what they are doing.
00:08 They are a fantastic group of players.
00:10 The way they try, you know, the understanding and the chemistry
00:13 that they have between them, you sense it and you need it to be that.
00:16 So today, again, really proud.
00:18 I was proud on Wednesday when we lost the game,
00:20 and I am really proud today as well to be part of that team.
00:23 They were all dancing and super happy.
00:26 They were international break.
00:28 You know, the mood is always much better.
00:30 They're going to have a few days off, the ones that they are not involved.
00:33 And it just sends everybody to the next game against Chelsea away
00:37 with the right spirit and the right emotion.
00:39 And it's great. So, really happy.
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