VIDEO SHOWS: COMMENTS FROM ARSENAL MANAGER MIKEL ARTETA & MANCHESTER UNITED INTERIM MANAGER MICHAEL CARRICK AHEAD OF THEIR PREMIER LEAGUE MATCH RESENDING WITH COMPLETE SCRIPT SHOWS: LONDON COLNEY, ENGLAND, UK (JANUARY 23, 2026) (NICHE MEDIA – Access all) 1. (SOUNDBITE) (English) ARSENAL MANAGER, MIKEL ARTETA, ON MANCHESTER UNITED UNDER INTERIM MANAGER MICHAEL CARRICK, SAYING: “Yeah, well, obviously, Michael coming in is going to bring new ideas, always the intensity rises up. You could see in the derby in Manchester the kind of behaviors and the game that they played, so, yeah, we expect a really tough match. We will adapt to that for sure, but we are at home and we know how important that game is for us.” 2. WHITE FLASH 3. (SOUNDBITE) (English) ARSENAL MANAGER, MIKEL ARTETA, ON BEING CALLED THE BEST TEAM IN THE WORLD BY MANCHESTER CITY MANAGER PEP GUARDIOLA, SAYING: “I don't know. I think we are the team that wants to be constantly better, that we're doing a lot of things right, but we are far from perfect, and our only aim is to sustain the level that we are doing, but especially in certain areas, try to improve again.” 4. WHITE FLASH 5. (SOUNDBITE) (English) ARSENAL MANAGER, MIKEL ARTETA, ON BEING CALLED THE BEST TEAM IN THE WORLD BY GUARDIOLA, SAYING: “It's always much better to hear positive things about your team and the work that you are doing, but, obviously, that's a big word, especially, because, in my opinion, to be related to that, you have to win a lot of things, and we haven't, but we certainly have the purpose to be the best version that we can be every single day, and we're not going to stop till we achieve that.” 6. WHITE FLASH MANCHESTER, ENGLAND, UK (JANUARY 23, 2026) (MUTV – Must not obscure logo, no resales, no monetisation) 7. (SOUNDBITE) (English) MANCHESTER UNITED INTERIM MANAGER, MICHAEL CARRICK, ON NOT GETTING CARRIED AWAY BY THEIR WIN OVER MANCHESTER CITY, SAYING: “It's been a good week. I think it was a big result, big performance, and a big, kind of, big uplift, you know, the feeling inside the stadium, and it's getting that balance, you know, between taking the encouragement and the confidence from the game itself and the performance, and then keeping level-headed and our feet on the ground. Now we've got another big game coming up, and one game doesn't change and make you a great team. It gives us a great foundation to build on. So, yeah, there's a lot of confidence, there's a lot of good feeling within the group, but measured with that, you know, and we know what's coming and we've got to be ready for it.” 8. WHITE FLASH 9. (SOUNDBITE) (English) MANCHESTER UNITED INTERIM MANAGER, MICHAEL CARRICK, ON THE MATCH AWAY TO ARSENAL, SAYING: “Yeah, looking forward to the game. It's a big challenge, you know, they're a very good team. It's, again, it's pretty obvious to say that they've got so many strong points to their game and the squad, and, so, it's a big challenge, you know, that they're where they are for a reason, and the Champions League where they are for a reason, and, so, we're fully aware of that, you know, don't, not taking that lightly at all. It’s, we feel in a good place and we're going there looking forward to the game. So, it's where we want to be, you know, in that, with that real positivity and that energy and that enthusiasm and to go there and be positive, but, yeah, for sure, we know that it's not going to come easy.” STORY: Arsenal welcome Manchester United to the Emirates on Sunday (January 25) in the Premier League, with manager Mikel Arteta flagging concerns over their opponents' renewed intensity under Michael Carrick. United beat second-placed Manchester City 2-0 last weekend under the guidance of interim manager Carrick, extending Arsenal's lead at the top of the table to seven points. Arteta said his side had room for improvement despite being unbeaten in their last 12 matches and winning all seven of their Champions League games this season, while Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola called Arsenal the best team in the world. Carrick, meanwhile, on Friday (January 23) urged his squad to balance renewed confidence with caution ahead of their Arsenal trip. United sit fifth in the league with 35 points from 22 matches. (Production: Stefan Haskins) (The article has been published through a syndicated feed. Except for the headline, the content has been published verbatim. Liability lies with original publisher.)
