Mikel Arteta, Getty Images January 24, 2026, 3:00 p.m

Arsenal head coach Mikel Arteta reacted to Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola’s positive words about the London team.

“It’s always nice to hear positive feedback about the team and the work done. But, of course, these are too loud words. In my opinion, you have to win a lot to earn that title, and we didn’t.

But we definitely strive to be the best version of ourselves every day and we won’t stop until we reach our goal,” Arteta said.

Arsenal currently lead the Premier League and Champions League, having suffered just two defeats this season in all competitions.