Mikel Arteta lauded Arsenal's players for showing 'fire in the belly' during Tuesday night's convincing 3-1 win over Chelsea . The Gunners had gone four Game s without a win to surrender the lead in the Premier League title race to Manchester City, with a 4-1 defeat at the Etihad Stadium particularly damaging to the club's cause. But backed by a capacity crowd at the Emirates Stadium, Arsenal responded with a brilliant first half showing against struggling rivals Chelsea, scoring three times before the break to further the misery of Frank Lampard's side. Noni Madueke reduced the deficit despite further Arsenal pressure after the break, and Arteta was impressed with the mentality shown by his players. "We wanted to have a very different approach to the game, and we did it right from the beginning,” the Spaniard reflected. "The team is back to its best. There was a lot of energy, determination, quality, movement, and we were really going for it. We conn...
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