The Arsenal manager explains his reaction to Heung-Min Son's potential decision to miss out
Mikel Arteta revealed that his children were running with their heads in their hands after Heung-Min Son missed a good chance to score against Manchester City.
Arsenal go into the final day of the season knowing they need to beat Everton and hoping City can escape against West Ham to win their first Premier League title in 20 years.
Whatever the result on Sunday Arsenal have had a brilliant season, and have done something very few teams have been able to push City all the way.
Details of Arteta's reaction to the Son miss
The Gunners would have their fate in their own hands if their rivals Tottenham had been able to take points off Pep Guardiola's side on Tuesday evening.
Unfortunately, Arteta City won 2-0 thanks to Erling Haaland's goal, but there was a title that defined the moment with City's only goal.
Spurs captain Son was on target but his shot was saved by Stefan Ortega when you'd bet your house on the 31-year-old scoring.
The Spaniard admitted that he was focused on the Spurs game and experienced a range of emotions following the South Korean miss.
“My children run to the table and walk like this [head in hands]you can imagine, he told reporters.
“That's magic again, to have the opportunity to live it, close to your family and close to your colleagues, to be a part of that.
“If I had to choose a player in the Premier League at that time, it would be him.
“Michael Jordan explained it many times, how many times he won, it was always him.
“Sometimes yes, sometimes he couldn't do it, this is the beauty of sports, and what can you do?
“There was hope but it didn't happen, now we have to do our job which will be difficult because Everton is in a good position.”
History is not on Arsenal's side as no team has started the last day in the top flight without winning the league but there are records to be broken and anything can happen in football.
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