Mikel Arteta has great confidence in his side as we continue to fight across four competitions ahead of our trip to Wolves in the Premier League.
We reached the fifth round of the FA Cup last weekend with a win against Wigan, sit top of the Premier League and have advanced to the Champions League round of 16 and Carabao Cup final.
Ahead of our away clash against Wolves, Mikel was asked what has given him confidence that his side can go the distance across multiple fronts.
In response, our boss said: "They have given me the confidence that what we've done up to now, every single day, and the biggest reassurance in every competition, the manner we've done it, with all the challenges that we've faced already, gives me confidence because it's the way we prepare.
"I don't get the confidence for the things that I imagine, but for the things that I see every day and the preparation and how much the players want it. We are where we want to be, that's for sure.
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"It's great to be in every competition, it's great to change the mood from competition to competition and adapt to that in the manner that we are doing so every competition is very welcome."
We needed a dramatic late own goal to give all three points last time out against Wolves. Despite sitting at the foot of the Premier League table, Mikel knows that our trip to Molineux will be a tough game.
He said: "I think understanding the difficulty of the match is always there in any game in the Premier League but when you come to the last stages of the season you know the importance of every win and what you have to do.
"I sense the team is in a really good emotional state, really looking forward to playing tomorrow and that's why. Play with that energy, that confidence and I'm sure we'll continue to do what we've done.
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