The Gunners have had their Premier League title credentials questioned after the 3-2 home loss to United last weekend and the coach revealed that he met with his players the day after the game to "bring the temperature down" and point out that they are strongly placed in four competitions.

Arteta told reporters ahead of Arsenal's Champions League clash with Kairat on Wednesday (28.01.26): "The reaction since United has been excellent. We took a moment to bring the temperature down, to pause, to reflect and ask two questions.

"One was: 'How do we feel? And how do I feel myself?' And then: 'How do we want to live the next four months?'

"It was so encouraging and beautiful, because what came out of there [the meeting] is very simple.

"We have earned the right to be in a great position in four competitions, and in the next four months we're going to live and play with enjoyment, with a lot of courage and with the conviction that we're going to win it.

"This is going to be the mindset and where we're going to put our energy, and I'm just hoping that everybody that is related to this club, especially our supporters, jump on that boat because this is the way that we're going to live the next four months because we deserve to live like this."

Arteta explained that his meeting with the players on Monday (26.01.26) had already been planned.

The Spanish manager said: "We do it every three to four weeks. It's really important to understand the reality versus the perspective, and sometimes you have to look with the microscope and then you have to put the telescope in. You have to be able to see everything with clarity.

"I told [the players] how good they are, and how grateful we are to share every single day with them, and just to make sure that we enjoy with a lot of conviction that it's going to happen because it's our moment and we really want it."