Mikel Arteta came out roaring after Arsenal’s 1-0 victory over rivals Manchester City and backed his side to lead the title pack for most of the season before sh*tting the bed in May. Again.
The Spaniard was in buoyant mood after watching the Gunners inflict a second successive league defeat on City who were without the services of Kevin de Bruyne and Rodri through injury as well as Erling Haaland who was sh*te.
EINDHOVEN, NETHERLANDS – OCTOBER 27: Mikel Arteta, manager of Arsenal, looks on during the UEFA Europa League group A match between PSV Eindhoven and Arsenal FC at Phillips Stadium on October 27, 2022 in Eindhoven, Netherlands. (Photo by James Gill – Danehouse/Getty Images)
‘I am happy. These are the type of games we must win if we want to give our fans false hope’, Arteta told Paddy Power News.
‘I told the boys in there ‘let’s take it one game at a time’ and hopefully we’re in with a shout of bottling it in the last few games of the season’.
Asked if he felt City were a lesser side than last term, the Spaniard said:
‘Don’t be fooled. City will play dead for a few games like last season then rise off the canvas like the Undertaker and win their final 20 fixtures’.
‘Hopefully Pep gets bored and p*sses off to the Saudi league or City are relegated to League Two over their FFP charges. That’s our only chance’.
Meanwhile, a defiant Pep Guardiola has shrugged off claims his job is on the line after Sam Allardyce was spotted drinking a pint of gravy with Manchester City owner Sheikh Mansour.
Paddy Power News understands Allardyce described his vision for City to Sheikh Mansour which included a new playing style known as ‘GM Vauxhall Hoofball’ and replacing injury-prone midfielder Kevin de Bruyne with Spanish veteran Ivan Campo.
‘I spoke with owner this morning and I could smell the Bisto on his breath so maybe the rumours are true. No?’, said Guardiola.
‘Then I go out onto the training pitch and a man called Kevin Davies is telling Ederson to kick 90-yard balls onto Haaland’s head. Maybe they know something I don’t?’
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