Mikel Arteta said Friday he has no regrets over Arsenal’s season despite missing out on silverware again and wants to finish as the “best of the rest” in the Premier League.
The Gunners, who face third-placed Newcastle on Sunday, have been the closest challengers to champions Liverpool all season.
But their league form has tailed off in recent weeks, with just one win in their past six games, either side of a Champions League semi-final exit to Paris Saint-Germain.
If Newcastle win at the Emirates, they would leapfrog Arsenal into second with a single game remaining, though both clubs are likely to finish in the top five and qualify for next season’s Champions League.
Arteta said his injury-hit team, runners-up to Manchester City for the previous two seasons, had been “phenomenal”.
“You probably have regrets in your life, and anything that you do in professional life as well when you haven’t done your best,” he said.
“I can guarantee and give you my word that we have all tried our very best. If you ask if we wanted a different outcome, especially with how close we’ve come again, then the answer is ‘yes’.
Arteta said his injury-hit team, runners-up to Manchester City for the previous two seasons, had been “phenomenal”.
“You probably have regrets in your life, and anything that you do in professional life as well when you haven’t done your best,” he said.
“I can guarantee and give you my word that we have all tried our very best. If you ask if we wanted a different outcome, especially with how close we’ve come again, then the answer is ‘yes’.
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