ARSENAL manager
It took Arsenal to 50 points from the first 19 games of the league season, a club record and the sixth best ever recorded in the top division of English football. "It's great," said Arteta. "We deserve to be where we are. But it's about what we do tomorrow.
"We are halfway through the season, there are other teams with bigger squads. We go day by day.
"I'm delighted. The boys really deserved it. We showed a lot of personality especially on the ball in big moments. And I love that.
"It doesn't get much better than that, after the derby [win over Tottenham last week]. To win it in that way makes it even better."
Arsenal's only league defeat this season came at United in September and the visitors looked on course to do the double when
Nketiah equalised in the 24th minute by heading in
But Nketiah had the last word in the last minute when he flicked in
United remain fourth in the table, behind Newcastle only on goal difference and five points adrift of neighbours City, but manager
"We made mistakes. That is not acceptable," he said. "It's hard to accept you lose in the final stage of the game.
"We started the game very well, we were leading and then we made mistakes. We have to learn the lesson and move on."
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