Arteta adamant he's not quitting Arsenal: Everybody here supports me

Posted Tuesday, December 22, 2020 by Tribalfootball.com

Mikel Arteta says he will not quit his job as manager of Arsenal.

The Spaniard is under pressure to keep his job with the club sitting in 15th on the table, four points above the drop zone.

"I don't like to think about those steps [walking away] because then I will be thinking in a negative way and I cannot do that," said Arteta ahead of Tuesday's EFL Cup quarter-final against Manchester City.

"At the moment, I have to try to be as positive as I can.

"We're going through a lot of difficulties, the last thing we want to be thinking of is more problems coming up in the next few months. I'm not in that state of mind.

"I know the responsibility that I have and why I am here. Everybody knows that from a few months ago, this wasn't going to be resolved really quickly. I think that's the consciousness of everybody at the club."

And Arteta added that he was feeling nothing but support at the Emirates.

"From within the club everything I am feeling is just support, encouragement and total confidence that we will get through this together.

"A club of this stature deserves the best and when it is not happening, everyone is going to question what is happening.

"I am the most responsible one in terms of results, so I have to accept that."