Press conference

Arsenal Media 31 Jan 2026

After seeing us thrash Leeds United 4-0, a happy Mikel Arteta took question from the media in the Elland Road press room.

Here is everything he had to say:

on the victory:Very, very happy obviously. A very impressive performance, a very impressive result and in the context that we've done it. When you have the difficulty of the game and the opponent that we're facing, with their recent form and the style of play that they have at the moment and the energy that the stadium brings, then the fact that after three results that didn't go our way in the league, we really wanted to show how much we wanted it, and I think we've certainly done that today.

on Saka’s injury: