Arteta on the title race and making a statement

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta on the title race and making a statement if they beat Aston Villa this weekend Sobha Realty Training Centre, London, UK

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00:00I think the last three weeks on a Friday we've been asking you whether the following week is going to be a statement week.

00:08How important is it? We're here again, but given it is a team like Aston Villa,

00:14and a team that you may have had a few problems against in the past few seasons,

00:19if a victory was to be achieved tomorrow, what kind of statement and message do you think that would send?

00:25That's the consistency, again, to perform at the highest level and win another game,

00:30and then we will go back to the same question through the slate in the Champions League and then at the weekend,

00:35because that's the nature of the game, and that's exactly how we have to take it every game.