Mikel Arteta has confirmed he’ll be watching Manchester City’s game against Bournemouth on Tuesday night, but perhaps not with the Arsenal players.
Arsenal’s win over Burnley on Monday night put the Gunners one win away from the Premier League title, but they may not need that win if Manchester City fail to win against Bournemouth on Tuesday.
City sit five points behind Arsenal as it stands, so anything other than three points away to Bournemouth would make it impossible for Pep Guardiola’s side to catch up on the final day – confirming Arsenal as champions.
Mikel Arteta was asked by the BBC on Monday night whether he’d be watching the game on TV.
“I will watch tomorrow. I will enjoy tonight, and tomorrow we start to prepare for [Crystal] Palace, and we will watch it (the City game) for sure,” Arteta said.
But in his subsequent press conference, Arteta suggested he might not watch the whole game, and he probably won’t watch it with the Arsenal players.
“I don’t know how long I’m going to watch it,” Arteta admitted. “I will be there in front of the TV, but I don’t know how much I’ll be able to watch, I think. That’s the reality.
“No, I haven’t planned to do that (watch with the players). I’m planning to watch it with my family, and again, I don’t know for how long.”
The one thing Arteta was very clear on is that he’ll be a Bournemouth fan for the day.
“The biggest ever,” Arteta insisted. “For Andoni [Iraola] and all the players, and all the people who are supporters of Bournemouth, I think we all are. We know that means tomorrow they get our support.”
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