Mikel Arteta responds to Arsenal favorites tag after Liverpool defeats with three words

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Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta says his team is focused only on what it can control after it established itself as the early favorite for the Premier League title. "The only thing that I embrace is when I see the team, the energy, the temperature, the commitment and the quality that they can deliver, that it gives me that conviction that we can go all the way," Arteta said when asked about potentially now being the title favorite.

"It's very happy obviously and especially after international breaks when you know that you have to align and regroup everybody. "You could tell that in the first 10 minutes that we were a bit still getting that rhythm, but afterwards watching the game back I think that we deserved to win.

"There are things to improve, but we take the win and we move on now for the Champions League match." This article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it. Liverpool.com says: Arteta knows that there is a long way to go and Liverpool just has to try and keep pace while it is playing poorly.