Arteta: Man City is best side in the world!

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta admits Arsenal's thumping defeat at Man City could have been even worse the Gunners suffered against Manchester City 4-1 on Wednesday at Etihad Stadium at the top of the 33rd round of the English Premier League competition. Arteta affirmed that the Gunners won't give up in title chase. The Guuners coach went on to say :"We were beaten by a better team. They were exceptional today and when that's the case it's extremely difficult to reach that level and we were nowhere near," he told BT Sport. "We were punished and we could have been even more punished. We're not going to give up. There are five games to go in this league, anything can happen." "We played an exceptional team but we are an exceptional team too and today we were not at the races at the level required to win the game.” Said Arsenal manager. "We are where we are with five games to go and those players deserve a lot of credit to be nine-and-a-half months against this team being where we are and there are still five games to play. I have been in this country almost 22 years and I know how much it shifts game-to-game." He added. "In the first 30 minutes, all the basic things you have to do against an exceptional team in terms of competing, winning duals, understanding what the game requires, we didn't do it and we got punished and we could have been punished even more. "Analysis is clear, the better team won the game, they were probably at their best, especially in the first half and we were nowhere near our level. When that happens, the gap becomes too big," said Arteta. He explained, "I don't think we were afraid, but the way we started the match didn't help us. The best way to advance is to accept reality. City was better than us in all positions."