Gunning for the title – can Arsenal stars end 20-year wait? - video Dailymotion

Declan Rice, Bukayo Saka, William Saliba, Kai Havertz and Martin Odegaard have shone for Arsenal this season

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00:00They want to win, they want to compete at their best, and therefore it's unquestionable.

00:30A lot of the play comes through me and it's about being present and always wanting the

00:38ball and I think the more I've played this season under Mikel, I've gained that confidence

00:43and I've got better every time he's asked me to do it.

01:00It's like watching a kid race and get older and mature and evolve and still have the same

01:09humbleness and willingness to become better and better.

01:13At the moment, no, because he doesn't want any limits and he wants more.

01:30The other defenders are good, but it's hard because you lose a reference and that's where

01:37it gets complicated.

01:38In the data, when he was there, the team had a very low average of goals, when he wasn't

01:45there, it was very high.

02:01The moment he started to score the goals and everything started to flow and people started

02:06to feel more connected with him and they see the work he does, they see he's intelligent,

02:11they see how he plays for the team and he's contributing and it's impossible not to love him.

02:30I always believed that I was going to make it, if you can say it that way, but to play

02:36big games and Champions League, in the biggest leagues and all that, I always had that belief,

02:41but I think all the things that happened to me made me stronger and a better player and

02:45a person today.

02:54What have you said to the players about just seizing the moment with what's left?

02:58Just focus and put all your energy and focus on finding that determination and that willingness

03:06to do our best to win games.

03:09Just be present and be in the moment and let's see what happens.