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Tom Canton

Mikel Arteta expected to go strong vs Nottingham Forest as Arsenal aim to avoid ‘bottler’ tag

With the gutting end to the game against Brighton last weekend, there was a temptation from many to throw in the towel. Suggestions Arsenal should field the fringe and even youth stars in the final two games began to creep into the rhetoric.

However, the likelihood that Mikel Arteta will follow this thread is very low indeed. Speaking ahead of the match with Nottingham Forest, a side desperate for points in the title race but who lost by five at the Emirates Stadium earlier this season, Arteta highlighted what is still on offer for the club.

“We have shown this season, and we are still there with two games to go. We can still be champions, against probably the best team in the history of the Premier League, for 10 months and we are still there with two games to go.

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