Mikel Arteta
ArsenalThomas Frank
Brentford
Meeting Highlights...ABOUT MATCH
Every point that we left, or we left this season hurts, and that’s still there. We have a lot to play for, the difficulty of the match is always really tough. We’ve played them twice already and we suffered, we always suffer against Brentford. On Saturday I expect a really similar match.
...WIN
That's the only thing we can control - perform well, play better than them and earn the right to win the game. Let’s do that and if we do that then on Sunday it's a beautiful game to watch for any football supporter. I will certainly be watching it.
...BRENTFORD
We know the demands that Brentford are going to ask us to win the match. We are still not top of the league and we want to be better than where we are at the moment, and the other two are, so we have to continue to win.
Mikel Arteta
Manager on Arsenal...ABOUT MATCH
Every point that we left, or we left this season hurts, and that’s still there. We have a lot to play for, the difficulty of the match is always really tough. We’ve played them twice already and we suffered, we always suffer against Brentford. On Saturday I expect a really similar match.
...WIN
That's the only thing we can control - perform well, play better than them and earn the right to win the game. Let’s do that and if we do that then on Sunday it's a beautiful game to watch for any football supporter. I will certainly be watching it.
...BRENTFORD
We know the demands that Brentford are going to ask us to win the match. We are still not top of the league and we want to be better than where we are at the moment, and the other two are, so we have to continue to win.
Thomas Frank
Manager on Brentford…TONEY’S FUTURE
It's definitely something that I don’t speak with Ivan before games. The reason I speak to him is when I haven’t been pleased with performance in the previous game or when we need his best for the next game. I know Ivan very well and his mind is on one thing - to perform.
…TOUGH MATCH
Form-wise, momentum, they are right up there. Arsenal, Liverpool and City are ahead of the rest. Right now, maybe Arsenal are performing to the absolute maximum. But we trust ourselves, we believe in ourselves, and we know what we are about and what we can do.
…PREMIER LEAGUE
We have been privileged over the last season with results but it will be up there. It is a hard season - every Premier League season is hard - but to be able to do that with injuries and setbacks will be a fantastic result, which I am convinced we can do.