Arsenal boss Arteta: Tottenham capable of beating Man City

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta is happy taking the title race to the final game.

The Gunners are back on top of the table after their 1-0 win at Manchester United.

Arteta, on the nervous finish, said: "Yes, because at the end, you know that a draw, what the consequences are after that. And when you are there and you really want it, and I felt the team was in a really good space before the game. We started the game well, we scored the goal. But that goal, I think it touched something, especially with the duties and the things that we have to do in both possessions.

"And we started to play too safe, not respecting any structure and knowing our purpose, and I didn't like it. I would have to change that, and when we wanted to change it, we struggled to do it. But if you don't have that element of the game to be more dominant and be more present in the game, you have to be extraordinary at competing and doing the defensive things right, And after all that, we were excellent."

Asked if Tottenham can get a result against Manchester City, he continued: "My experience in this league in the last 20 years is that any team can beat any team. And I lived it in various scenarios on the last day when a lot of teams had necessities, although not much, and the honesty and respect that everybody puts in the games is phenomenal.

"We know we need a result, we need to do our own thing still in the last game but today we want to really knock that door and open that box of dreams to leave the last and the final day of the season in front of our people with the opportunity to win the Premier League. And that's something that we're going to do together. And I'm so pleased that we're going to be with these players and staff.'

On facing the final day with the title in their hands, Arteta said: "They are all buzzing. We really wanted to live that moment, so we say, okay, now we have to earn the right to go to the last day and live that moment.

"That is part of our journey and to have a big chance of winning the Premier League and we're going to experience that. We're going to have a normal preparation, like every week, to try to be in the best space to compete and try to beat Everton and then live the occasion as well."