Mikel Arteta humbled by manager award ‘honour’ after Arsenal hit top form
The Arsenal boss led his side to five straight league wins last month
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Your support makes all the difference.Mikel Arteta said it was a great honour to be awarded the Premier League’s manager of the month award for February.
The Arsenal boss led his side to five straight league wins last month.
He credited the group effort of his players and staff during a successful period in north London.
Speaking ahead of Arsenal’s Premier League clash with Brentford on Saturday, Arteta said: “It’s a great honour in this league to get recognised in this way so I want to say thank you to the team and the staff for always being supportive and making this happen.”
Out-of-favour goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale will return to the XI because first-choice David Raya is not eligible to face his parent club.
Arteta, who has no regrets about signing Ramsdale for a reported fee of £30million in 2021, highlighted their personal bond.
“The connection on a personal level goes two ways pretty much and I’m really happy that we made the call as a club to sign him,” he added.
“It was very controversial to start with but we wanted to change his career in a powerful way and we’re really happy.”
Arsenal have scored 21 goals across their last four wins against Sheffield United, Newcastle, Burnley and West Ham.
The Spanish boss hailed his side’s attacking form in those games, also highlighting their defensive performances in that time in which they conceded just once.
It’s a great honour in this league to get recognised in this way so I want to say thank you to the team and the staff for always being supportive and making this happen
Arsenal’s form has put them two points off the top the of the table and if they continue their winning form and Manchester City draw with Liverpool on Sunday then they will find themselves in first place.
“It’s great because obviously it shows the quality and the way that the team is showing,” Arteta said.
“It shows the way we’re scoring the goals as well, not only the manner but the personnel as well which is a really positive thing to see.
“Defensively we’re conceding very little too so those two things together are powerful to get results, consistency and we want more.”
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