{"id":46029,"date":"2026-04-18T18:32:15","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T22:32:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/18\/mikel-artetas-three-word-last-message-to-arsenal-players-ahead-of-match-against-man-city\/"},"modified":"2026-04-18T18:32:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T22:32:15","slug":"mikel-artetas-three-word-last-message-to-arsenal-players-ahead-of-match-against-man-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/18\/mikel-artetas-three-word-last-message-to-arsenal-players-ahead-of-match-against-man-city\/","title":{"rendered":"Mikel Arteta&#8217;s three-word &#8216;last message&#8217; to Arsenal players ahead of match against Man City"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p><strong>Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has sent a simple three-letter message to his players ahead of Sunday&#8217;s big game away to Manchester City.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Asked in his pre-match press conference if he had a &#8220;last message&#8221; to his players, Arteta simply said, &#8220;I want them to do their best&#8221; at the Etihad Stadium.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Download the official CaughtOffSide app to get all the latest news and updates straight to your phone. above <span role=\"presentation\"><u>apple<\/u><\/span>  &#038; <span role=\"presentation\"><u>Google play<\/u><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Let&#8217;s do our best. Be yourself and do your best,&#8221; Arteta said. \u201cWe put everything we have on that pitch.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGo for it with big faith, big faith, because we are more than capable of doing it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>more:<\/strong> <strong>Manchester City vs Arsenal match preview and team news<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>He added: &#8220;This is exactly where we want to be. This brings a lot of positive things. And I don&#8217;t see anything that has to hold you back because this is where you want to be&#8230; against an opponent who demands the best.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Want more catchoffside coverage? Add us <\/i><\/b><b><i><span draggable=\"true\">Google recommended sources<\/span><\/i><\/b><b><i>    Add trusted news to your favorites list<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<h2>Can Arsenal&#8217;s players find the belief that they can clinch the title against Man City?<\/h2>\n<p>As much as Arteta talks about a good game, it will be interesting to see if Arsenal&#8217;s players really believe in themselves and play on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>The Gunners have had several chances to escape the league this season, but have failed to capitalize on them.<\/p>\n<p>This puts City back in title contention, and many Arsenal fans will feel they are closer to the title race than they expected.<\/p>\n<p>This game will be a big opportunity for manager Arteta. They must make sure to use this six-point shot as a moment to prove their authority in this title race.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End -->\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has sent a simple three-letter message to his players ahead of Sunday&#8217;s big game away to Manchester City. Asked in his pre-match press conference if he had a &#8220;last message&#8221; to his players, Arteta simply said, &#8220;I want them to do their best&#8221; at the Etihad Stadium. Download the official CaughtOffSide [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":46030,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[40],"class_list":{"0":"post-46029","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-football","8":"tag-football"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46029","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=46029"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46029\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/46030"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46029"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=46029"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=46029"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}