Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta won’t waste ‘one second’ planning for draw at Man City

SportFootballArsenal boss Mikel Arteta won’t waste ‘one second’ planning for draw at Man CityThe Gunners will head to the Etihad guarding a six-point lead over Pep Guardiola’s side.Philip Duncan Friday 17 April 2026 15:09 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"1ba10ba5-f151-4868-9a88-9ab13e0172ad","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/mikel-arteta-arsenal-pep-guardiola-etihad-manchester-city-b2959891.html","title":"Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta won’t waste ‘one second’ planning for draw at Man City"}}open image in gallery{"id":"trigger-autogallery-32306","index":0}Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta will not consider playing for a draw at Manchester City (Nick Potts/PA) (PA Wire)Inside Sport newsletter: Get an expert guide to the biggest moments shaping the world of sportGet our free Inside Sport newsletterGet our free Inside Sport newsletterEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Inside_Sport_CDP","regTitle":"Inside Sport","subscriptionGroup":"inside_sport","subscriptionGroupId":"9cec95c5-a973-40ac-9b05-03d636c07853","type":"sport","pathPrefix":["/sport","/f1"],"associatedAuthors":["Lawrence Ostlere","Kieran Jackson"],"title":"Inside Sport newsletter: Get an expert guide to the biggest moments shaping the world of sport","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Sport newsletter","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/InsideSport1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideSportNews","regSourceSection":"Football","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false}Mikel Arteta insisted it has not crossed his mind for “one second” to play for a draw in Arsenal’s mouth...