Arteta Insists Arsenal Can't Match Invincibles Without Major Trophies!
Mikel Arteta says Arsenal must win big trophies to compare to the Invincibles, despite leading the Premier League with record points. EXCLUSIVE!
Mikel Arteta insists that Arsenal’s current squad shouldn’t be compared to the legendary ‘Invincibles’ of the 2003/04 season until they start winning major trophies. That’s despite his team on course to surpass the Invincibles’ points tally at the same stage of the season.
Arsenal sit top of the Premier League with 48 points and 40 goals after 20 games — edging the 46 points and 36 goals achieved by Arsène Wenger’s famous unbeaten side at this point.
Since taking charge in December 2019, Arteta’s Arsenal have only won the FA Cup and finished as Premier League runners-up three times. The silverware haul falls short of the Invincibles’ legacy.
Speaking ahead of Thursday’s key clash with Liverpool, Arteta dismissed claims that better stats make his current team stronger than the Invincibles.
No, because the Invincibles won a lot, they won constantly and created history and legacy
— Mikel Arteta
We have to do the same. Ultimately we have to turn this into big trophies – that’s exactly what we want to do. Probably what we’re doing now would have been enough in previous seasons, but now it’s not enough and we have to raise the bar even higher.
— Mikel Arteta
