'Jump in this boat because it's going to be fun' - Mikel Arteta wants Arsenal to embrace trophy hunt

FUN BOAT: Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta during a training session at Sobha Realty Training Centre on Tuesday. Pic: Bradley Collyer/PA Wire.

Mikel Arteta has revealed he called his players for a meeting to "bring down the temperature" - and pleaded with Arsenal's anxious fanbase to "jump on the fun boat" - in the wake of their defeat to Manchester United.

Arsenal's Premier League title tilt was dealt a blow following a 3-2 loss to United at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday. Arteta's squad have taken just two points from the nine available across their last three matches.