The last box [is] fully ticked [if we win], the striker told
The Telegraph ahead of his side s showdown with Thomas Tuchel s Champions League finalists and fellow top four rivals. To have gone all the way from the bottom and played in every round just makes it even more interesting and me even more determined to try and get the win on Saturday. It just shows you that having the chance and working hard for it can really achieve things. I couldn t see any of this, not at all, when I first signed. But it s where the club wanted to go and what they wanted to achieve.
It was a victory built on teamwork, concentration and spirit.
Arteta had called on his players to show pride in the shirt ahead of the game, and they showed exactly that.
Chelsea may have dominated possession and carved out the better chances, but the Gunners did not stop working. After Emile Smith Rowe had given the visitors a first-half lead, Thomas Tuchel’s Champions League finalists could not find a way back. It has been 10 years since we won here so it’s a really important result for the club, for our fans and as well for our players, Arteta said after the game.