Mikel Arteta reacts to Tottenham reaching Europa League final vs Manchester United
Mikel Arteta is unconcerned by the prospect of Spurs winning a trophy this season Mikel Arteta insists he unfazed by the prospect of Tottenham ending their trophy drought if they beat Manchester United in the Europa League final this month. Arsenal will finish the campaign without silverware following their defeat to Paris Saint-Germain in the second leg of their Champions League semi-final this week. Meanwhile, Spurs have endured a miserable season in the Premier League but Ange Postecoglou could still come away with a trophy this term as they will play United in the Europa League final in Bilbao on May 21. Spurs have not won a trophy since beating Chelsea in the League Cup final in 2008, while their last success in Europe was a UEFA Cup victory in 1984. When asked about the prospect of seeing Spurs win the Europa League this season, Arteta replied: ‘For me, I have enough looking at my own garden.’ Get personalised updates on Arsenal everyday Wake up to find news on your club in your inbox every morning with Metro’s Football Newsletter. Sign up to our newsletter and then select your team in the link we’ll send you so we can get football news tailored to you. Ange Postecoglou’s Tottenham will play Manchester United in the Europa League final (Reuters) Arteta also praised Arne Slot, who has guided Liverpool to the Premier League title in his first season at Anfield after taking over from Jurgen Klopp last year. ‘What Arne did was very intelligent,’ Arteta said. ‘He had all the platform – it is a team that has been competing and winning trophies throughout the last 10 years. It’s nothing new. ‘He’s added his values, and he maintained a lot of the things. He’s obviously given his fingerprints to a lot of things that are very, very good as well. ‘The most important thing is he got the best out of the players. ‘And the players that have to make the difference, they were there constantly, making the difference for them. That’s capital to win any major trophy.’ For more stories like this, check our sport page. Follow Metro Sport for the latest news on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
Mikel Arteta insists he unfazed by the prospect of Tottenham ending their trophy drought if they beat Manchester United in the Europa League final this month.
Arsenal will finish the campaign without silverware following their defeat to Paris Saint-Germain in the second leg of their Champions League semi-final this week.
Meanwhile, Spurs have endured a miserable season in the Premier League but Ange Postecoglou could still come away with a trophy this term as they will play United in the Europa League final in Bilbao on May 21.
Spurs have not won a trophy since beating Chelsea in the League Cup final in 2008, while their last success in Europe was a UEFA Cup victory in 1984.
When asked about the prospect of seeing Spurs win the Europa League this season, Arteta replied: ‘For me, I have enough looking at my own garden.’
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Arteta also praised Arne Slot, who has guided Liverpool to the Premier League title in his first season at Anfield after taking over from Jurgen Klopp last year.
‘What Arne did was very intelligent,’ Arteta said.
‘He had all the platform – it is a team that has been competing and winning trophies throughout the last 10 years. It’s nothing new.
‘He’s added his values, and he maintained a lot of the things. He’s obviously given his fingerprints to a lot of things that are very, very good as well.
‘The most important thing is he got the best out of the players.
‘And the players that have to make the difference, they were there constantly, making the difference for them. That’s capital to win any major trophy.’
For more stories like this, check our sport page.
Follow Metro Sport for the latest news on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
