Mikel Arteta replies to Pep Guardiola exhausted comments ahead of Arsenal vs Southampton

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Arsenal news: Mikel Arteta responds to Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola ahead of next week's potential Premier League title decider

After securing City's path to the Champions League semi-finals on Wednesday night following a 4-1 aggregate win over Bayern Munich, Guardiola said: "Every time we play FA Cup after this competition we are exhausted, the team are exhausted, so I don’t know how we are going to recover to play against Sheffield [United].

"We are playing Saturday, we cannot play on Sunday because of course [Manchester] United have Europa League. It’s so demanding and I don’t know how far we will arrive because now it is a tough moment for the game on Saturday."

"There’s seven games left, we have four at the Emirates which is for them a big thing. We’re looking forward to it."

Next up for the Gunners is a Friday evening clash against Southampton at the Emirates Stadium. The two sides played out a 1-1 draw in the reverse fixture earlier this season.

Arteta and co will then travel to Manchester to take on title rivals City at the Etihad on Wednesday night, a match that is likely to be pivotal in deciding who will win this season's Premier League title.

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