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Mikel Arteta wants Arsenal to embrace the pressure of competing for trophies after the club\u2019s recent dip in form.<\/strong><\/p>\n Arsenal lost at home to Bournemouth at the weekend in a defeat that dented their title aspirations. The Gunners have lost three of their last four in all competitions, exiting both domestic cups in the process. Before that run, Arsenal had lost only three times all season.<\/p>\n The North Londoners face Sporting CP in the second leg of their Champions League quarter-final tomorrow, leading 1-0 from the first encounter.<\/p>\n Ahead of the game, Arteta called for perspective and said Arsenal must embrace the challenge of winning major silverware.<\/p>\n \u201cThe players need perspective on where they are in the Champions League and the Premier League,\u201d the Spaniard said at his pre-match press conference.<\/p>\n \u201cWe need to embrace that, and the higher you are, the bumpier it gets. I am more demanding, and the line is thinner between being the best and the worst, and you have to cope with that.<\/p>\n \u201cThe motivation is to give the people who deserve it what they are looking for. It\u2019s not for the rest.<\/p>\n \u201cThe energy is on these people because they are the ones who deserve it.\u201d<\/p>\n Read \u2013\u00a0Early Arsenal team news: Arteta gives updates on Saka and Rice<\/strong><\/p>\n See more \u2013\u00a0Bruno Fernandes moves closer to Premier League assist record<\/strong><\/p>\n Facebook<\/a> | Instagram<\/a> | Twitter<\/a> | YouTube<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nFollow the Football Faithful on Social Media:<\/strong><\/em><\/h2>\n