Arteta accepts Hurzeler's apology ahead of Brighton clash after row in previous meeting

[p]After the match, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/brighton/2XrRecc3/"]Brighton[/a] boss [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/hurzeler-fabian/QHesBmSQ/"]Fabian Hurzeler[/a] took aim ‌at [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/arsenal/hA1Zm19f/"]Arsenal[/a]'s tactics, accusing them of wasting time while ‌taking corners. Hurzeler later apologised to Arteta over text.[/p][p][b]"That's all done. That's ‌all in the past. I have huge respect for Fabian ‌and what Brighton have done as a club," [/b]Arteta told reporters on Friday, when asked about Hurzeler's apology.[/p][p][b]"We're going to have a really tough ‌opponent tomorrow, we have to earn the right ⁠to win the game."[/b][/p][infobox id="02b45e73-9abc-454d-882a-650a1a621f7d" /][p]Arsenal are ‌playing their fourth straight away game, after wins at [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/napoli/69Dxbc61/"]Napoli[/a] in the ​Champions League, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/sunderland/WSzc94ws/"]Sunderland[/a] in the Premier League and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/ipswich/thqhB2MB/"]Ipswich Town[/a] in the League Cup.[/p][p]Arteta said he wanted his ​team to show their dominance by maintaining their perfect record despite the added fatigue of consecutive away games.[/p][p][b]"That's one of the ⁠challenges of the schedule ​and the team has responded so well, playing with such a dominance. It doesn't really matter if we play at home or away, we want to cause the same problems to the opposition,"[/b] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/arteta-mikel/lAbHYaQM/"]‌Arteta[/a] said.[/p][p]A win at Brighton will earn Arsenal a fifth straight Premier League victory and maintain their impressive start to their title defence.[/p][h2]Contract extension imminent[/h2][p][b]Saturday’s game will be followed by a three-week international break, with media reports suggesting Arteta could agree a contract extension during that period.[/b][/p][p]The Spaniard, appointed in 2019, is under contract until 2027 and said he and the club remained aligned over his future.[/p][p][b]"I think we're all very ‌much aligned... we both have the same ambition and the same ​will so whenever we have time we'll get that ‌resolved,"[/b] Arteta said.[/p][p]Defenders [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/mosquera-cristhian/4O15XViB/"]Cristhian Mosquera[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/timber-jurrien/hSaoLOM4/"]Jurrien Timber[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/white-ben/pvGdJANj/"]Ben White[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/hincapie-pedro/2TTElOLP/"]Piero Hincapie[/a] were due to be assessed in Arsenal’s final training session after missing the midweek win at Ipswich.[/p][p]"We have another session. They are all willing to be part of ⁠it and we have another ⁠session to make sure ‌they are fit," he added.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/arsenal-hA1Zm19f/brighton-2XrRecc3/?mid=j52jHsN8"]Follow Arsenal vs Brighton with Flashscore[/a][/b][/p]