Arteta urges Arsenal to have no regrets in title showdown with Man City

[p]The [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/arsenal/hA1Zm19f/"]Gunners[/a] hold a six-point lead ahead of their visit to the Etihad Stadium, but have played one more game than [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/manchester-city/Wtn9Stg0/"]City[/a].[/p][p]Arsenal's faltering form since losing the League Cup final to City last month has also offered Pep [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/guardiola-pep/hxNijWrJ/"]Guardiola[/a]'s men hope they can once again chase down [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/arteta-mikel/lAbHYaQM/"]Arteta[/a]'s side.[/p][p]City reeled in Arsenal to win the title in the 2022/23 and 2023/24 campaigns.[/p][p][b]"Let's be ourselves and go for it, put everything we have on that pitch,"[/b] said Arteta.[/p][p][b]"Have huge belief, have huge conviction and go for it because we are more than capable of doing it."[/b][/p][embed guid="deedcd4d-2b4a-47e6-82bd-ae603d636b00" url="https://x.com/Arsenal/status/2045563009330983286?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]Arsenal have won just one of their last five games in all competitions.[/p][p]But Arteta is trying to focus on the positives as they aim to end a 22-year wait to win the title.[/p][p][b]"We are exactly where we want to be and there have been a lot of positive things and I don't see anything that has to hold you back,"[/b] added the Spaniard.[/p][p][b]"We are playing against an opponent that requires the best out of you. It doesn't get much better than that."[/b][/p][p]By contrast, City have hit their stride with convincing wins over [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/liverpool/lId4TMwf/"]Liverpool[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/chelsea/4fGZN2oK/"]Chelsea[/a] since lifting the first silverware of the season at Wembley.[/p][p]But Guardiola reiterated his belief City have no room for error if he is to land a seventh league title in 10 seasons since arriving in Manchester.[/p][p][b]"We need that pressure," [/b]Guardiola said.[/p][p][b]"To compete well against that team, they have to know that if we don't win, it's over. They know it, we talk about that."[/b][/p]