Premier League leaders Arsenal have "a point to prove" when they face Liverpool, manager Mikel Arteta said on Wednesday as the North London club look to maintain their commanding advantage at the summit.

Mikel Arteta has urged Arsenal to break their New Year jinx as the Gunners battle for their first Premier League title in more than two decades.

Unai Emery said his failure to shake hands with opposing manager Mikel Arteta was because it was "cold" at the Emirates following his Aston Villa side's thumping 4-1 loss to Premier League leaders Arsenal.

Arsenal's last-gasp loss at Aston Villa this month was a major stumble in their bid to win the Premier League title, but manager Mikel Arteta hopes re-watching the game may motivate his players when they face them again on Tuesday.

Mikel Arteta insisted Arsenal are ready to embrace the pressure of the Premier League title race after reclaiming top spot with a 2-1 win over Brighton.

In the four previous times they have led at Christmas in the Premier League era, they have not gone on to win the title.

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta said his side have to learn to kill games off while they are winning after reclaiming top spot in the Premier League with a 1-0 win at Everton.

Mikel Arteta suggested he could extend his contract at Arsenal beyond 2027 but says he still has to earn the right to continue as manager by winning silverware at the Premier League club.

Mikel Arteta believes his transformation of Arsenal has put the Gunners in a position to win major trophies as he celebrates six years as manager.

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta let rip at his players following their 2-1 Premier League home win over Wolverhampton Wanderers, saying their "horrible defensive habits" made the margin of victory narrower than it should have been.

Mikel Arteta said Friday that Gabriel Jesus has the qualities to be Arsenal's first-choice striker following the return of the Brazil international after 11 months on the sidelines.

Noni Madueke and Gabriel Martinelli scored stunning goals as Arsenal outclassed Club Brugge 3-0 on Wednesday to make it six Champions League wins out of six, virtually guaranteeing a place in the Champions League last 16.

Mikel Arteta said Arsenal's deeper squad was helping the Premier League leaders cope with their "worst" run of injuries as he prepares for Wednesday's match against Brentford.

Ten-man Chelsea held Arsenal to a 1-1 draw in a highly charged top-of-the-table London derby on Sunday, Mikel Merino cancelling out Trevoh Chalobah's Chelsea opener to spare the Premier League leaders' blushes.

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta is adamant that there is more to come from Declan Rice ahead of the England international's confrontation with Chelsea's formidable midfield duo of Enzo Fernandez and Moises Caicedo.

Arsenal thumped Bayern Munich 3-1 in a clash of the English and German league leaders on Tuesday to maintain their perfect record in the Champions League this season.

Arsenal's 10-game winning run in all competitions was ended by Brian Brobbey's stoppage-time equaliser that salvaged a 2-2 draw for Sunderland on Saturday.

Mikel Arteta said Granit Xhaka had made him a "better coach" as the Arsenal manager prepares to lock horns with the Sunderland captain on Saturday.

Arsenal will look to extend their remarkable run of form when they travel to Burnley on Saturday.

Mikel Arteta hailed Max Dowman's "special" performance after the 15-year-old prodigy became Arsenal's youngest-ever starter in Wednesday's 2-0 win over Brighton in the League Cup fourth round.