The Gunners travel to PSV in the first leg of their Champions League last 16 tie on Tuesday (04.03.25) and the coach thinks that his injury-hit team can still have a successful season despite their struggles in recent matches.

Arteta said: "By trying to explain how we're going to do it and why we do things. And they try to deliver that in the best possible way.

"In the last two results, it's been very different in terms of performance as well. Not getting the result that we want, but certainly being better, especially in the last game than the opposition.

"And the fact that we have still gears, even with the players that we have, some other gears to take the game to a different level. When it comes to that stage, it's about lifting the level and the standards.

"Every individual has to be at their best. And when we do that, with the team that we have and the connection that we have between us, we are a really strong team."

Arsenal defender Jurrien Timber has urged the team to seize the chance to transform the negative momentum from recent games.

He said: "I think the motivation is there. It is an amazing league to play in, I think we showed as well in the group stages that we did really well and we have a good team. Tomorrow is a beautiful game to change the narrative and to win.

"We have to score, we have to win and in the Champions League you only have two games so you don't get second chances so we have to go for it in this game."