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Arteta was quick to express his pride at being associated with his current crop of players after the 3-3 draw with Southampton.
Arsenal manager, Mikel Arteta has expressed his pride at being associated with his current crop of players following the 3-3 draw against bottom-of-the-table Southampton at the Emirates Stadium on Friday evening.
Arsenal played Southampton knowing that a win would have extended their lead over City to seven points with two games in hand, but were down to Southampton within the first minute of play after a poor pass by goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale was capitalised on by Carlos Alcaraz.
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The Gunners’ bad start to the game would be further worsened 14 minutes later when Theo Walcott made it 2-0. Gabriel Martinelli pulled one back for the hosts before Southampton would go 3-1 up after the break.
The North London-based outfit needed two late goals from Martin Odegaard and Bukayo Saka to salvage a 3-3 draw, maintaining a five-point lead over Manchester City but still leaving them with a lot of work to do ahead of their 'clash of the titans' meeting at the Etihad Stadium next week.
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Asked about what he told them after the game, Arteta said;
"I can't love my players more, really. That's what I told them. In football, when there's big pressure normally players start to hide; I didn't see a single player who did that."
Arteta was quick to praise his players in a similar version after they lost two back-to-back games against Everton and Manchester City in February.
Arsenal face an uphill task in their pursuit of the title with a tough run-in that also includes games against Newcastle, Brighton and Chelsea still to play.
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