Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta admits his team sent a message to Manchester City on Sunday.

The Gunners beat the Premier League champions in the league for the first time in several years.

After losing the title to City last term, despite being top for most of the campaign, Arteta was delighted to see his side win 1-0 on Sunday.

Post-game, he stated: “Certainly sends a message to the team, keep believing in what they are doing, they are a fantastic group of players, the way they try, the understanding, the chemistry that they have between them you sense it and you need it to beat that, today again really proud, I was proud on Wednesday when we lost the game, and I am really proud again today as well to be part of that team."

He added on lifting a psychological barrier against City: “Well, I don't know if it was a barrier. Obviously, it's something that we needed to go through. To beat them, first of all, you have to lose against them.

“We have to lose probably the way we lost at the Etihad, because we lost in two different ways, last season when we were the better team in the first half and then we conceded the goal after Tomiyasu's backpass and De Bruyne scoring. But the team showed a real maturity today, that maturity comes from experiences and sometimes you need that to become a better team."