Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has praised a Gunners star ahead of his side’s big trip to Manchester City in the FA Cup fourth round.
Mikel Arteta has hailed the impact of Arsenal’s new signings Leandro Trossar and Jakub Kivijor ahead of the Gunners’ big game against Manchester City. His side travel to the Etihad Stadium on Friday night, January 27, 2023 in the FA Cup fourth round. Which will be the first meeting between the two contenders for the Premier League title this season.
The Gunners are five points clear at the top of the table with one game less and many believe. Arteta’s side have the qualities needed to succeed in ending the UFABET club’s 19-year wait for a title. After Arsenal’s most recent comeback game came from behind to beat Manchester United 3-2 at the Emirates Stadium. Praised for their role in the win for Eddie Nketiah, Bukayo Saka, Martin Odegaard and Thomas Partey.
But Arteta reserved special praise for Trossar, who made his Arsenal debut late on after a £20m move from Brighton and was instrumental in NKTia’s winning goal. Yeh late in the game. “He made a beautiful impact immediately on the team and helped us win,” the Gunners manager said at his pre-match press conference yesterday (Wednesday January 25, 2023). “That’s what I like. I saw a player ready to make things happen and he was especially calm in the third half. (The last area in front of the goal) and it’s something we want to add to the team.
Trossar is n’t the only new signing in north London , with versatile defender Kivijor joining from Serie A side Spezia for £20 million pounds. Arteta is delighted to have brought the Poland international to the squad as they maintain their title hopes. He added: “We were with three central defenders in the first part of the season which is very small. And we were lucky with the injury.
“ We wanted to find a player in that position and we’ve done that. Jakub plays a different role. is a versatile player And he will strengthen the team. If there is something else that can make us better We’ll look at that ′′ We need someone to help stack up in midfield too if we can, but in this market it’s quite complicated to do that. as i always say The most important thing is the good performance and time on the pitch we need with the players we have today, which is already very good.