Mikel Arteta said he will pick the best team to win on the day as Arsenal aim for a first top-flight title since 2004.
It’s a challenge he’s going to face with every opponent in front of him and he wants to win that challenge. In the end, he has a great physical element to be able to do that every three days. “We will try to pick, all the time, the team we believe is the best to win on the day,” he said. We’re going to pick the players that are in the best possible condition, because it’s really important to win the game to be in a better condition to win the next one.” I’m sure we’re going to have to share many more minutes around the squad, which is great because we’re going to have to give opportunities to everyone.” But they are inching closer to a remarkable domestic triumph and Arteta, who has been reluctant to tweak his team overly for league games and fielded relatively strong lineups for the Europa League group stage during the autumn, was asked whether he would be compelled to prioritise.