MIKEL Arteta believes Arsenal can cope with the demands that a push for a top-four finish in the Premier League and a deep Europa League run will place upon them.
The Gunners have lost their past two Premier League games 1-0 and will have contested seven matches in just over three weeks by the time the November international break comes around.
With a three-month suspension of all football during the previous campaign due to the coronavirus pandemic, the 2020-21 season started late and the fixtures will consequently continue to come thick and fast.
Arteta could only steer Arsenal to eighth in the league last season, with qualification to the Europa League secured via success in the FA Cup.
A top-four finish in the Premier League and winning the Europa League represent Arsenal’s two potential paths into next season’s Champions League, and despite the fixture congestion Arteta does not see a
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