Mikel Arteta admits Arsenal's title defence pressure is already on after narrow win against Aston Villa
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta discusses the pressure of maintaining a winning streak early in the Premier League season. He highlights how a past defeat at Villa Park served as motivation for their recent victory against Aston Villa.
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Arsenal may only be two games into their Premier League title defence, but Arteta already feels the pressure is on to pick up points. The Gunners maintained their 100% start to the season on Monday as Bukayo Saka's second-half strike clinched a 1-0 away win over Villa. It is the seventh time in the last eight seasons that Arsenal have won their opening two matches of a Premier League campaign, and the fifth time in a row.
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