Mikel Arteta insists the title race is NOT over after his Arsenal side beat Newcastle 2-0
‘The prize is there’: Mikel Arteta insists the title race is NOT over after his Arsenal side moved within one point of Manchester City by beating Newcastle 2-0 on Sunday, as the Gunners boss calls the ‘ugly’ away win a ‘big step’
- Arsenal produced an impressive 2-0 win over Newcastle on Sunday
- The result moved them within a point of league leaders Manchester City
- Mikel Arteta insisted the title race is not over, despite City having a game in hand
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Mikel Arteta told his Arsenal players the title is still within reach after they closed the gap on Manchester City to one point with a superb victory at Newcastle.
Captain Martin Odegaard inspired Arsenal to a 2-0 victory at St James’ Park, scoring the opener before Fabian Schar’s own goal made sure of victory.
City have a game in hand but when asked what message his side had sent their rivals, Arteta said: ‘That we are there, that we want to keep digging. The prize is there, not too far.
‘The only thing we can do is keep (going) and not turn our backs and lose focus on something else. Be determined every single day. Let’s keep going and see what happens.’
Mikel Arteta has insisted the Premier League title race is not over after his Arsenal side beat Newcastle 2-0
Martin Odegaard opened the scoring with the Gunners’ first shot of the game before Fabian Schar scored a late own goal
Manchester City’s lead at the top of the Premier League is now just one point, although they do have a game in hand
He added: ‘I said to the players, to win today you’re going to have to be individually the best performance of the season.’
Odegaard hailed this victory as a ‘big step’ forward, 12 months after defeat here cost them a Champions League place.
‘We had to be very smart and to be ugly at times. It is a big step for a young team like ours to come here and do the things we did,’ he said.
‘Last year here was one of the toughest days of my career, to be honest. After dropping points against Man City, to win against Chelsea and then come here and win shows the mentality.
‘We have to keep going and digging in and fight until the end.’
