Arteta rules out complacency after win over United

Arsenal restored a five-point gap to second-placed Manchester City in the Premier League by beating Manchester United 3-2 on Sunday.

While It seemed as though Arteta’s men would drop points for only the fourth time this season, Eddie Nketiah rose up to score in the final minute- causing a wild jubilation at the Emirate stadium.

Speaking after the game, an elated Mikel Arteta said the game was filled with emotions.

“It was emotional, a lot of passion, a lot of quality,” Arteta told Sky Sports.

“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.”

Guarding against complacency, he noted that the team needs to continue to maintain the momentum adding that there are still more things to do.

“It’s great,” he said. “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” he said