Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has said he would have taken the side's current position if he was offered it last May and would take it again going into next season. The Gunners currently sit second in the Premier League, two points behind Manchester City with an extra game played.
It comes after a run of four games without a win, with three consecutive draws followed up by a 4-1 defeat to City at the Etihad Stadium. It means the title race is out of their hands in the final few weeks of the campaign, relying on results elsewhere to give them a chance.
Despite that, Arteta has claimed he would have taken this situation going into the year and would do the same next year. He told Sky Sports: "Yes - and I think next season we would do the same. We would take it next season, all of us, to be in the same position. That's why we cannot lose perspective.
