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The Gunners now face a pivotal few weeks in their season. They face Bournemouth in the league next weekend after their mid-week trip to Portugal.<\/p>\n
Then, after the second leg against Sporting, they play a potential title decider against City on Sunday, April 19. And Arteta knows his team still have plenty to play for.<\/p>\n
Speaking after the Southampton loss, he said: “I love my players. What they have done for nine months. I’m not going to criticise them because we lost a game here in the manner that they tried.<\/p>\n
“And the way they are putting their bodies through everything. Some of them probably didn’t even have to be here today. I’m not going to do that. I’m going to defend them more than ever.<\/p>\n
“Someone has to take responsibility. That’s me and we have the most beautiful period of the season ahead of us. And now is the moment. In the season, you always have moments. Normally two or three. This is the first moment that we have.<\/p>\n
“With a certain level of difficulty \u2013 we’re going to say difficulty when we’re going to play the Champions League quarter-finals and the run-up for the league. If this is a difficult period, I believe there are many other ones that are much more difficult. So stand up, make yourself comfortable and deliver like we\u2019ve been doing all season.”<\/p>\n