Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta insists “every game is a rollercoaster” in the race to finish inside the top four this season.
The Gunners played some scintillating football at times as they beat Watford 3-2 on Sunday afternoon.
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The victory sees Arsenal go back inside the Champions League places for the first time in two months.
“It is very pleasing; we know how difficult it is to be in this position in this league,” Arteta told Sky Sports (quotes via BBC). “We’ve earned it; we have comes a long way as a team.
“We had great attacking moments but I wasn’t pleased with our organisation. We didn’t dominate and play the way we wanted. Credit to Watford, but a lot of it was down to us; we should have done better and there is a lot to improve.”
Arteta played a part in Arsenal’s third goal, handing the ball to Bukayo Saka to take a quick throw-in before the ball found its way to Gabriel Martinelli to make it 3-1.
On Martinelli’s goal, the Spaniard said: “I saw an advantage and I took it; we have to be alive and that is the way I live the game. I try to instil that in the team as well.”
Speaking to BBC Sport, Arteta added: “Credit to Watford, they are fighting for their lives. They changed their team and it is hard to beat them.
“We are getting better and better, the understanding between the players is getting better and we should have scored more today.
“I see how willing they [the players] are every day to train and improve. I think they are enjoying playing together and when some days, it is not your best day, you somehow manage to win and that is important.
“We have to be very honest with ourselves and our defensive structure was not good enough today. We allowed some chances and it is something we will work on.”
On the race to finish in the top four, the Arsenal boss said: “We are there now and we’ll go game by game. Every game is a rollercoaster, we have three big games coming up in a week.”
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