'The tension rises' - Arteta reminisces on Wenger-Fergie days ahead of clash against United - video Dailymotion

Mikel Arteta looks back on the rivalry between Arsenal and Man United ahead of their EPL clash on Wednesday

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00:00The rivalry between Arsenal and Man Utd has sort of diminished over the years, from the

00:05then-Gafferty days and how ferocious it was. Because of that history, would you like to

00:10be a part of that again and be in an era where Man Utd and Arsenal are back at the top of

00:15the table competing?

00:16Well, they were competing and they were the main two teams, so obviously when you are

00:20fighting to get that cup at the end, the tension raises. I think certain individuals as well

00:27made it very, very special. And you cannot force that. We are trying to get there, I'm

00:34sure we're going to be trying to get there and let's see what happens in the future.

00:38I was lucky to have Arsene here and the way he was talking about Alex and his teams and

00:43the way he conducted himself. He was top and that was a lesson as well because you really

00:48want to win but as well you have to accept that the opponent can be better or you can

00:52be better than the opponent and you have to continuously move on.