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'We needed to put everything on the line to win'

Mikel Arteta was a happy man after we beat Liverpool with a fine backs-to-the-wall performance on Wednesday night.

Afterwards he faced the media and discussed the win, our defending, closing the gap on the top teams and more.

This is what he said:

on two mistakes from Liverpool players leading to goals...
It's part of football. It's a team sport but there are a lot of individual moments and battles that have to be played. Today we forced mistakes and they made them. Obviously that makes the difference in a big game.

on withstanding Liverpool's pressure.