Arsenal’s set piece-inspired victory over Manchester United on Wednesday confirmed the Gunners’ capacity to attain objectives in several methods and their sheer will to win after a troublesome spell, boss Mikel Arteta mentioned.
Jurrien Timber and William Saliba each scored from corners in a 2-0 win, which was Arsenal’s fourth on the bounce in all competitions, following a draw and back-to-back defeats earlier than the worldwide break.
Even with first-choice centre again Gabriel out injured, Arsenal nonetheless posed a continuing menace from corners and will have scored greater than the 2 objectives they managed from a succession of harmful set items.
Arteta, who briefly chuckled after being requested yet one more query about their proficiency from lifeless balls, mentioned this factor of Arsenal’s sport was about being a extra full workforce.
“We need to be very harmful and really efficient from each angle and each part of play and we work on all of that,” he informed reporters.
“Immediately we might have scored from open play like we did towards West Ham, towards Sporting, so the workforce actually has that perception that from each angle we now have the mentality to (trigger) menace to the opponent and to attempt to rating.”
Arsenal’s victory additionally got here as leaders Liverpool dropped two factors in a draw at Newcastle United, that means Arsenal lower the hole to seven factors to the highest.
Arteta insisted he didn’t permit the altering rating in Liverpool’s match to have an effect on his method to Arsenal’s sport, however mentioned his workforce’s response to setbacks earlier within the season confirmed a optimistic mentality.
“The desire to win is there,” he mentioned. “We tried our greatest to try this. It’s true that we went by loads in that interval, (with) the schedule and the place that we performed. Plenty of issues and you need to react.
“It’s about making an attempt to do it subsequent. Immediately, now we’ve received 4 in a row — it doesn’t matter, we now have to go to Fulham and be higher than them.”
