Arsenal can get significantly better, says Arteta forward of Liverpool conflict

Premier League leaders Arsenal face an actual check of their credentials towards Liverpool on Sunday however they nonetheless have loads of room for enchancment, supervisor Mikel Arteta mentioned on Friday.

The Gunners have gained seven out of eight video games to date and go into the weekend some extent away from champions Manchester City, who host Southampton on Saturday. Liverpool, champions in 2019-20 and runners-up final season, are ninth with solely two wins from seven matches forward of the sport on the Emirates Stadium. They gained 2-0 there final time round in March. “It is a really exciting game to play against one of the top opponents in this league,” Arteta informed reporters. “It’s going to be a extremely demanding match that’s going to require us to be at our greatest once more.

“It’s a fixture that everybody is looking for against an opponent that has shown in the last five or six years the level they have and we have to show that we have raised the level and are ready to compete against them.” Arsenal are unbeaten at residence within the league, their sole defeat coming at Manchester United final month, and Arteta mentioned he was happy with the change in environment on the North London membership.

“How you measure success is lifting trophies, but as well you have to understand where we were and how fractured the club and the environment looked,” he mentioned.

“I am very conscious that we can get much better than what we are today we have to do better to be the team that we want to be and the challenge now is to do it every three days. “You always see the weaknesses that you want to improve.”