

Mikel Arteta is attempting to reassure Arsenal fans that worries about the team's form are exaggerated, following their tense qualification for the Champions League semi-finals against Sporting. Analysts suggest his comments are aimed at calming concerns among supporters.
Is Arteta right in talk around Arsenal form?
Champions League analysts Stephen Warnock, Nedum Onouha and Julien Laurens believe Mikel Arteta is trying to "convince" the Arsenal fanbase that concerns around his team's form are overblown, after Arsenal qualified for the semi-finals in nervy fashion against Sporting.
MATCH REPORT: Champions League - Arsenal 0-0 Sporting (1-0 agg)
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Mikel Arteta is trying to convince fans that their concerns regarding the team's form are overstated.
Arsenal qualified for the semi-finals by securing a 1-0 aggregate victory over Sporting, despite a goalless draw in the second leg.





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