Arsenal in much better place but Mikel Arteta not satisfied
The HinduArsenal has learned a lot from its rough start to the season, manager Mikel Arteta said, but while Wednesday's 2-0 win over West Ham United moved it into the top four, he told his players they must strive for consistency if they are to go any higher. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang missed the match after he was stripped of the captaincy for a disciplinary breach but goals from Gabriel Martinelli and Emile Smith Rowe lifted Arsenal up two places on 29 points from 17 games. Defeat in its opening three league games had left Arsenal bottom of the table but the London side went on a 10-game unbeaten run in all competitions between September and November to ease the pressure on Arteta. "It's much better than where we were," Arteta said, "and we want to be higher.