Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta on their title hopes and the challenge of facing Leicester in the Premier League
London Colney, London, UK
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00:00The points difference now, maybe down from 25 hours to four at the weekend.
00:04Does that lift, particularly after Dubai, last season after Dubai,
00:08you were on an amazing run?
00:10Well, when the gap obviously becomes a little bit shorter than you expected,
00:14it's always really positive, and you need that.
00:17At the end, it's generating momentum, you know,
00:19and the next few weeks are going to be critical as well,
00:23to understand what we're going to, after the international break,
00:25where you are with six, seven weeks to go in the season.
00:29Leicester next, away, they've had a mixed season,
00:32but they've put in some capable performances.
00:34What have you made of them so far, and what sort of tactical battle do you expect?
00:37Yeah, very difficult, and at home as well, against top opponents,
00:40they make life very, very difficult, and I know Root very well,
00:44and how he sets up his teams, and you can see the spirit there,
00:48and they are very much alive, and yeah, they are a threat.