Arteta on respect for Pep and how significant City game is in title race

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Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta on his relationship with Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola and having nothing but respect for him and how big the game is in the title race London Colney, London, UK

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00:00There's a sort of low tension between yourself and some of the things that were said about

00:07Cynthia.

00:08Sorry?

00:09I know that you and Pat afterwards exchanged certain words and conversations in the press

00:16conference.

00:17No.

00:18Only positive ones.

00:19Well, I think, did you not make a comment that you said you understand or you know what

00:27they did?

00:28Yeah.

00:29Of course I know because I was there for four years so I know how competitive they are and

00:35how willing they are and how they can sustain that competitiveness regardless if they win

00:38and win and win again.

00:39That's what I meant.

00:40And he's obviously somebody that's played a key role in where you are today.

00:41There was some suggestion that your relationship has been affected with some of those comments

00:42afterwards.

00:43How would you describe that?

00:44No.

00:55Even though we've been talking on the phone and talking to each other and messaging each

00:59other and deserving and willing to have the best, it wouldn't happen.

01:03How would you sum up the Arsenal-Man City rivalry that's developed in recent years?

01:12Normal.

01:13Two teams trying to win.

01:15No one?

01:17No.

01:18How decisive do you think this result could be in terms of the title race?

01:22It would be a big boost for us.

01:24Winning big matches is always something special.

01:27Every time we play a big match against our big rivals it brings something extra.

01:32It's the confidence, it's the emotion, it's the fact that you are there and you continue

01:38to win.

01:39That's what we want to achieve.

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