Mikel Arteta has closely followed Manchester United’s matches, particularly when they face tough opposition, and he knows the Red Devils will present a serious challenge for his team in the FA Cup this weekend. For Arteta, the competition holds special significance, as it was the first trophy he won as Arsenal’s manager, but since 2020, his team has not come close to winning it again. This season, Arsenal fans are eager for silverware, and the expectation is that the Gunners will secure at least one trophy by the end of the campaign.
Arsenal is still alive in the Carabao Cup semi-final, but Arteta believes they could find more success in the FA Cup, making this weekend’s match against Manchester United crucial. As he prepares his squad for the encounter, Arteta has been impressed with how United has performed against top clubs this season. Despite their overall poor form, Arteta is not underestimating them and is fully aware of their ability to cause problems for his team.
Speaking ahead of the fixture, Arteta told Arsenal Media: “When you look especially at the big teams [they’ve played], how they perform and the results that they’ve got, it’s very impressive. I know him well, I followed him a lot when he was in Portugal and there is a big reason why he is where he is at the moment, and he deserves to be there.”
United’s pedigree as one of the biggest clubs in the world is not lost on Arteta, and he knows that to overcome them, his team must treat them with the respect they deserve. Arteta’s focus is on preparing his players to face United as one of the best teams in the world, and with this mindset, Arsenal will need to be at their best if they are to advance in the competition.
The importance of this FA Cup tie cannot be overstated. Arsenal needs a strong performance to continue their journey in the tournament and to bring home a much-needed trophy for the fans. With Arteta’s clear understanding of the challenge ahead, Arsenal will be looking to do just that.
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2 home cup defeats in a row should be sackable offence in a club of Arsenals stature. That in mind MA should start earning his money.
Let’s hope we’ve been practising with the correct ball!
Mitre this time Ken ,atleast it’s not pigs skin .
@Dan kit
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Those laces will give it an inverted swerve, but won’t affect manure players of course ⚾🥎🏈⚽🏉🎱🥅
Im predicting a defeat would mean no trophies this season. Not an outlandish prediction but the FA cup is the only realistic trophy.
Depends on the team put out Reggie
Man Utd will no doubt put out their strongest 11 as they need to.
Can Arteta risk putting out a second string and risk getting kicked out or does he put out a full strength team and then risk the players being tired for our next league game in 3 days time .
Critical times for the magician,but that’s why he’s payed so much monies per week .
Here’s some possible excuses from Arteta, should we lose to United.
We lost because……….
1. I forgot to have my Weetabix today.
2. My wife never made my pack lunch today.
3. My wife didn’t kiss me goodbye this morning.
4. The ball was to shiny, to round, to bouncy, the wrong colour.
5. The grass was to long, the grass was to green.
6. We took our goal-kicks, Throw-ins, Free-kicks, Corners to quick.
7. The corner flags were blowing in the wrong direction.
8. The fans were singing out of tune.
9. The colour of our kit confused us.
10. The players were wearing the wrong boots.
These are just some possible examples.
Any more suggestions are more than welcome. 😉👍
And you took your time to write these? …. Wow
And you took the time to reply …..Wow …
Dan Kit,
Nice one.😉👍
He’s sure having a good time, you see. Twice he posted that already!
Do you know who has actually complained about the grass at another stadium?
Do you know who actually cares about your question?
David,
My piece was just a bit of banter with quite a large portion of sarcasm thrown in.
Something some of the poster’s on here get.
Some other’s it would appear do not.🙄🤦♂️
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Vamos,
It’s true, the first time got no response’s. But the second time it has.
If at first you don’t succeed, then try try and try again. As the saying goes.😉👍
Try, we wore the white kit and we have only a 25% win rate with that.
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Let’s get behind us and stop being so pessimistic