Mikel Arteta confessed it "feels great" to hear Arsenal fans singing his name after his side made another leap forward in pursuit of Champions League qualification.
The Gunners defeated Aston Villa 1-0 on Saturday afternoon thanks to a first-half goal from Bukayo Saka. The result increased their stranglehold on fourth place in the Premier League table, with a four-point lead and a game in hand over Manchester United.
Finishing in the top four seemed like a pipe dream for Arsenal fans in the early stages of the season after successive losses to Brentford, Chelsea and Manchester City. However, their form drastically improved and they have won six of their last seven top-flight games to take control of the competitive race for fourth.
