Mikel Arteta says He won't resign as manager of Arsenal

The pressure has continued to mount on mikel Arteta and the statistics hasn't favoured the coach who is currently in his first managerial job.

If you recall he came on board after he left his role as an assistant under Pep Guardiola last year. He replaced under preforming Unai Emery. 

Arteta went ahead to win the FA Cup abd finished the seaon in 8th position. Healso defeated Liverpool via penalties to clinch the Community Shield early in this season. 

But the form of the team has deep which has seen the Gunners fall to 15th in Premier League. 

Despite all these, Mikel Arteta has stated clearly that he wont resign. 

He told reporters: “I don't like to think about those steps because then I will be thinking in a negative way and I cannot do that.

“At the moment, I have to try to be as positive as I can, believe in what we're doing, try to modify things to make it work better, and stay strong. We're going through a lot of difficulties, the last thing we want to be thinking of is more problems coming up in the next few months. I'm not in that state of mind."

Arsenal will host Manchester City in the quarter final of the Carabao Cup on Tuesday. 

He added: “I know the responsibility that I have and why I am here. Everybody knows that from a few months ago, this wasn't going to be resolved really quickly. I think that's the consciousness of everybody at the club.”