Second at -1 behind leaders Liverpool together with Manchester City of his master Guardiola, Mikel Arteta is looking for big points in tomorrow’s match against Southampton. The game is played at 4pm at the Emirates Stadium in London, a match valid for the sixth round of the Premier League. These are the main statements in the press conference by the Arsenal manager: “After the break for the international matches we had a really difficult match calendar and, on top of that, a lot of unpredictable things happened, such as the unavailability of the players, but we have adapted. Of course, there are aspects that we still need to improve, but we are showing a lot of consistency and adaptability in the way we can play and win games. I think these are all very positive signs, but it is still very early in the season.”
The Spaniard then focused on the 5 goals and 1 assist scored in 9 games by the jewel Kai Havertz: “The fact that he went through difficult moments made him a better player… He certainly has all the qualities and he certainly has the ambition of scoring 20 goals per season. Ultimately, scoring goals is sometimes a very small detail and a lot of things have to go right, but his mentality has changed a lot regarding that. He definitely has the ability to do it in my opinion.”