Arteta: “Victory over Man United shows we deserve where we are”

Beating United 3-2 at Emirates Stadium thanks to a brace from Eddie Nketiah and a goal from Bukayo Saka, 

restored a five-point gap to second-placed Manchester City in the Premier League.

After the game Arsenal's boss, Mikel Arteta told 

: 

"It was emotional, a lot of passion, a lot of quality.

"It doesn't get much better than that – after the derby away, to come here against this team and play the way we played, with the performance all over the game and especially in the second half, it was incredible.

"To win it in that way makes it even better."

Although Arsenal had 25 shots, they had to wait for a late winner. 

Arteta 

added: 

"I think mentally and emotionally, we were really composed but really determined at the same time.

"We managed those moments in the game really well.

"We never panicked, kept believing, kept doing the same things even better than before, and we believed that at the end we could win it."

"It's great. I think we deserve to be where we are because of the way we are playing, but don't get confused – it's about what we do tonight and tomorrow.

"There are still a lot of things we can do much better. There are still big matches."

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