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Arteta urges Arsenal to adore adversity

Arsenal host West Ham in the Premier League this afternoon hoping to draw closer to Liverpool in the title race.

The Gunners have reignited their title challenge in recent weeks but still trail Arne Slot’s men by eight points after Liverpool drew 2-2 with Aston Villa during the week. Mikel Arteta’s men are unbeaten in 15 league games since a 1-0 defeat to Newcastle at the start of November. They defeated Leicester 2-0 last time out thanks to Mikel Merino’s late double, and the midfielder may be deployed as striker from the start today.

For their part, West Ham lost to Brentford in their last outing and will want to get back to winning ways. Their last league win came in the middle of January and Graham Potter’s side gone four matches without collecting three points. Though the threat of relegation is minor the Hammers will want to end the season on a positive note.

The match is not on TV in the UK but you can follow all the updates with our live blog below:

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“We’ve played against them, they’re a really good team, we know that,” Arteta said. “They have experienced it and it will be very difficult like any other Champions League result that we could’ve got or any team, so we know what we’re facing. When you’re at this stage, every team is really good and when the time comes we’ll be ready for it.”

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Asked if there was any difference to battling Liverpool in the title race than Manchester City, Arteta said: “I would prefer to depend on me because when you depend on someone else, there are too many factors. But it feels different. It feels like we can generate the right momentum and convincing yourself that you can do it with the right performances is a big factor because suddenly you feel really strong.”

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