Mikel Arteta lights FIRE at Arsenal training in bid to get Gunners back on track

Mikel Arteta lights FIRE at Arsenal training in bid to get Gunners back on trackMikel Arteta has become known for some unorthodox training methods and took it one step further this week as the Arsenal boss lit a fire at London ColneyCommentsSportJames Whaling Sports Editor08:25, 18 Apr 2026Updated 08:25, 18 Apr 2026View 2 ImagesArteta is no stranger to unorthodox training ground methods(Image: Arsenal FC via Getty Images)Mikel Arteta lit a fire at Arsenal training this week in his latest bid to get the Gunners back on track. Arteta has seen his side's cushion at the top of the Premier League close to six points ahead of tomorrow's crucial title showdown with Manchester City.‌It means if City win every game this season, they will finish level on points with the Gunners at worst and have an ever improving goal difference.‌Arteta knows his side cannot afford another damaging defeat after last week's reverse against Bournemouth as they bid to finally end their 22-year title drought.‌Ahead of the midweek goalless draw with Sporting Lisbon that secured the Gunners' passage into the Champions League semi-finals, Arteta called for 'pure fire' from his team.READ MORE: Mikel Arteta and Arsenal need to make a statement vs Man City to avoid fresh heartbreakREAD MORE: Mikel Arteta fires back at Arsenal critics with Man City vow - 'We are there to win'He said: “No fear. Pure fire. That’s it. Me, the first one. Pure fire. That’s what I want to see on the players, on the people, on myself. That’s it.“Go for it because the opportunity is unbelievable. We are in April, we have an incredible opportunity ahead of us. Let’s confront it, let’s go for it by really putting absolutely everything into it.”‌But it was a typically cagy Arsenal performance, the match yielding just 0.93 in combined expected goals, the lowest combined in the Champions League this season.Not content with his words though, Arteta went a step further by gathering his players a...