To win at Aston Villa and Leicester is an extremely difficult thing to do but we deserved to win both games, said Arteta. Thomas was injured for a few weeks but to have a replacement like Jorginho is a different level.
Sometimes you have to give someone a breather to come back with even more energy and enthusiasm, Arteta said. Today he contributed with a fantastic goal that gives us the win.
These wins were really important as they create more belief among the players, around our club and externally, said Arteta. But I had full faith the players could do it.
It is normal creative players want to be stopped, Arteta said. It's a challenge he's going to face with every opponent in front of him and he wants to win that challenge.
I really see his determination and where he wants to get, Arteta said. We have discussed that a lot in individual talks with him and he really wants to get there.