Mikel Arteta faced the media ahead of Arsenal’s clash with Atletico Madrid at the Emirates Stadium in the Champions League. The chance to make it three wins from three in the competition and test themselves against a tough opponent.

It will be the first time the sides have met since Arsene Wenger’s final season and when Diego Simeone eliminated the Gunners in the semi-final of the UEFA Champions League. Mikel Arteta has never met with Simeone in a competitive sense and the Argentine has been a manager once mooted as a potential Arsenal manager in the past.

There will be team news updates from the match with Fulham at the weekend and reaction to Liverpool’s defeat to Manchester United putting a four-point gap between them and Arsenal.

You can hear everything Arteta had to say on all that and much more with football.london's lead Arsenal writer Tom Canton in our live blog below.

Welcome to football.london's coverage of Mikel Arteta's pre-match press conference ahead of the clash with Atletico Madrid.

The Arsenal manager will discuss the game with the press, including our Arsenal reporter, Tom Canton. Updates will follow.