Mikel Arteta has perfect response to Arsenal's winning streak

Mikel Arteta wants more from his Arsenal team
SK Slavia Praha v Arsenal FC - UEFA Champions League 2025/26 League Phase MD4
SK Slavia Praha v Arsenal FC - UEFA Champions League 2025/26 League Phase MD4 | MB Media/GettyImages

The Gunners might have won 10 games on the bounce, but Arteta wants more.

Arsenal's 3-0 win over Slavia Prague in the Champions League made it 10 straight wins for Mikel Arteta's side in all competitions as the Gunners are firing on all cylinders.

Goals from Bukayo Saka, and a brace from Mikel Merino kept Arsenal's ridiculous run rolling, which now sees the Gunners winning 14 out of their last 16 games, which is impressive enough.

But wait, there's more.

In that run, the Gunners have only conceded three goals.

Gone are the days of the leaky defenses we had become accustomed to.


Arteta has perfect response to win streak

One thing we know about Mikel is that he is rarely satisfied, and the win over Slavia Prague, while good, still saw things the team can improve on, but even Arteta, who has overseen the Gunners being nearly untouchable in the past month, thinks things can be better.

“We want more,” Arteta said via arsenal.com. “We can still improve and do things better. That’s the right mindset to have, and we’re happy with what we’re doing. But I’m not satisfied at all, we can play better, defend better, and we should have done some things better in the opposition half."

Still having to navigate a host of injuries with Viktor Gyokeres left out of the Champions League clash against Slavia Prague, the Gunners have been all gas, no brakes as they are six points clear at the summit of the Premier League, and find themselves level with Barcelona for top spot in the Champions League table.

The hope will be that the Gunners can continue this rich vein of form, and of course, that will be impossible because there will be a downturn in form, because doing it over the course of a season is tough sledding.

But right now, you will be hard-pressed to find a team in world football that is in better form than Arsenal.

Despite that, Mikel wants more. And frankly, so do we.

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