Mikel Arteta encouraged after meeting in wake of Arsenal’s defeat to Man Utd

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Mikel Arteta has revealed he called his players for a meeting to “bring down the temperature” – and pleaded with Arsenal’s anxious fanbase to “jump on the fun boat” – in the wake of their defeat to Manchester United.Arsenal’s Premier League title tilt was dealt a blow following a 3-2 loss to United at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday. Arteta’s squad have taken just two points from the nine available across their last three matches.

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00:00Are you just wondering what the reaction has been like around the training ground and among the players since then?

00:05The reaction has been excellent.

00:08We took a moment to bring the temperature down, to pause and to reflect and ask two questions.

00:17One is, how do we feel and how do I feel myself?

00:22And then, how are we going to live the next four months?

00:25Yes, and it was so encouraging and beautiful because what came out of that is very simple.

00:35We have ended the right to be in a great position in four competitions and in the next four months we're going to live and play with enjoyment, with a lot of courage and with the conviction that we're going to win it.

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