With only five matches remaining, Arsenal and City are currently inseparable on points and goal difference. Arteta dismissed the importance of pre-match psychological posturing, instead demanding that his players prove their title credentials through their performances on the pitch.
Urging his squad to ignore the external noise and focus entirely on the immediate task at the Emirates Stadium, Arteta added: "It's not about talking, it's not about feeling. It's tomorrow when you go over that line and get it done. And in this moment it's about getting it done. That's it. It's not too much talking about what to do. We will create and generate the right context towards that and at the end we'll have to do it on the pitch."