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Arsenal captain Mikel Arteta has said that it is vital for a team to be consistent in order to challenge for the Premier League title.

Arteta has been plying his trade at the Emirates Stadium outfit since the summer of 2011 when he arrived from Everton and he has gone on to make close to 150 appearances in all competitions, scoring 16 times and assisting his team-mates with a further ten strikes.











The midfielder, who has won two FA Cups with the Gunners, feels that consistency is a vital ingredient in a team’s success.

“It is something different to be consistent individually and consistent as a team, they are two different things, but in the end they are related”, the captain told Arsenal Player.





“Now for someone to be consistent in the Premier League you have to win every week and compete at the highest level every week – but to compete for the Premier League is really, really hard.

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“To be consistent, I think individually you start with your own preparation, your mentality, your desire, the way you face every training session, the way you communicate with your other players and everything.

“They cannot be lost by one per cent at any moment because that is gift for the opposition so that is the minimum you can demand.”

Arsenal are currently sitting second behind Manchester City in the Premier League standings with a tally of 19 points from their first nine games as they look to win their first title in over a decade.

They will be eager to grab all three points from this weekend’s encounter against Everton at the Emirates Stadium.

