Mikel Arteta refusing to give up in Premier League title race after Man City defeat
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta is refusing to give up in the Premier League title race following Wednesday night’s 4-1 thrashing at the hands of Manchester City. Arteta had played down suggestions beforehand that it would be a title decider. But the result now leaves Arsenal , who have suddenly gone four league Game s without a win, only two points ahead of City and having also played two Game s more. Pep Guardiola stated immediately after the final whistle that City’s next three Game s – the first of which is their first Game in hand – will be crucial in deciding where the title goes. “We were beaten by the better team, that’s for sure,” Arteta reflected to BT Sport , before suggesting that Arsenal didn’t even get the basics right. “[Man City] were exceptional and when that’s the case, it’s extremely difficult to reach that level and we were no way near our level. When you open that gap against them, you get punished. “You have to compete and win your duels, and all the very basic t...