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Arteta on win, momentum and Calafiori

A buoyant Mikel Arteta said he's delighted with the form of his players as we made it nine straight wins in all competitions with a 2-0 win over Burnley.

We scored two first half goals to get the three points, courtesy of headers from Viktor Gyokeres and Declan Rice.

It was only Burnley's second home loss in 18 months, and as we continued our momentum, Mikel gave his thoughts on the growing belief within his squad.

He said: "Extremely pleased because it's a really tough place to come. I think we were exceptional from the first minute. I think we were so dominant, very fluent, we scored two goals and we could have scored another three or four.

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"[We need to] take that energy, that belief, that courage. Understand as well the things that we have to do better, that we could have done better, especially here in the second half, and I continue. On Tuesday, another one. On Saturday, another one. So the games are coming thick and fast."

Riccardo Calafiori has been a big part of our defensive solidity this campaign and after an injury-hit debut season, Mikel was quick to praise his form.

He said: "Very good. He's been really stable. Some big performances. He's a big contributor to what we're doing defensively as well. He gives a lot in attack with his position and his threat. He continues to create chaos for the opposition. Individually, you have to be at your best.

"We have a lot of players in really good moments because if not, we don't win that many games in a row."

While momentum is building in the squad, Mikel also believes the connect with our supporters has never been higher.

He added: "It was great to witness the chemistry, the energy, that connection that we have built with them. Hopefully, we can give them a lot of nice moments because they fully deserve it."