The Gunners battered Chelsea in midweek to go top, but Manchester City also won at Brighton on Thursday.
On the title race, Arteta stated: That we are there. We have to look at ourselves and perform the best possible way and win our matches and wait to see what happens.
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That's what we discussed. It sounds a bit repetitive, but that's what we have to do."
On it being a two-horse race, he added: I don't think so. This league is tremendously demanding and there can be still a lot of turns. We know what we have to do to win this league."
On the team's future, he concluded: We are fully focused on this one because there's still a lot at stake and we want to get the job done.
We know it's a very young team with a very bright future and still a lot of room for improvement. We will try to keep developing it."