Mikel Arteta paid a compliment to Frank Lampard, naming Arsenal\u2019s Boxing Day opponents Chelsea as having the \u2018strongest squad\u2019 in the Premier League.<\/p>\n
Arteta\u2019s Gunners host Frank Lampard\u2019s side at the Emirates on Saturday, hoping to end a winless run of seven Premier League matches. Chelsea fortuitously managed to put an end to their own consecutive two-match losing streak with a 3-0 win over West Ham five days ago and would be able to ascend to second place in the table with a positive result against Arteta\u2019s men.<\/p>\n
However, the situation would be bleak for the Gunners should results go against them as Arsenal could slip to 17th place with Arteta admitting that the London derby is an incredibly tough fixture.<\/p>\n
And he rates Chelsea\u2019s squad above all others in the Premier League.<\/p>\n
\u2018Well obviously, Chelsea always have great players and a great squad,\u2019 said Arteta.<\/p>\n
\u2018The team that we faced a few months ago was a top one. In this moment, probably you\u2019re talking about the strongest squad in the Premier League.<\/p>\n
\u2018They\u2019re doing a really good job, I think Frank is doing a really good job, he\u2019s got a team full of belief and confidence.<\/p>\n
\u2018Even though in the last results they got some defeats, they got back winning yesterday.<\/p>\n
\u2018And it\u2019s a team that is going to be fighting in the top teams of the league for sure.\u2019<\/p>\n
While Chelsea were able to break the kitty to splash the cash in the summer, spending more than \u00a3200million on the likes of Timo Werner, Hakim Ziyech and Kai Havertz, Arteta refused to be envious of the resources available to Frank Lampard.<\/p>\n
\u2018I wouldn\u2019t like to compare,\u2019 he added. \u2018It\u2019s what they did. It seems to be working fine and at the moment we are not there.\u2019<\/p>\n
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