Arsenal face one last action packed week before they have a month without football due to the mid-season World Cup in Qatar coming up. The Gunners are in Carabo Cup action next, facing off against Brighton and Hove Albion at the Emirates on Wednesday night.
Mikel Arteta's men made it to the final four in last season's competition, losing out to eventual winners Liverpool over two legs with a 2-0 aggregate defeat. The Spaniard will be hopeful his side can go even further this time around, following up on his FA Cup triumph early in his management career.
"We have to, as a club, take every competition seriously," the manager told the official Arsenal media on the Carabo Cup. "We need to understand obviously the risks and rewards that we have, but at the same time we cannot treat any competition in a different way. We want another win because as well, playing well helps winning, and winning helps winning. It maintains the mood, it maintains the momentum, the confidence, the trust, the involvement of everybody and it’s just beneficial in any aspect."
