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Arsenal head to Fleetwood Town in Carabao Cup action on Tuesday night
Mikel Arteta is determined to ensure Arsenal take care of business professionally as they seek to avoid an almighty upset in the Carabao Cup on Tuesday night when they travel to Highbury Stadium to face Fleetwood Town.
The Gunners ran out 4-2 winners at Ipswich Town in the third round on September 15 when 16-year-old gem Max Dowman netted a brace. Noni Madueke and Mikel Merino were also on target for the Premier League champions at Portman Road.
Arsenal will also have one eye on Sunday's blockbuster trip to Anfield as Liverpool have one each of their past four matches since losing 3-0 to Manchester City.
The Spaniard is expected to shuffle his pack and he's now issued a firm message to his players on the back of Saturday's routine 2-0 top-flight home triumph over Everton at the Emirates Stadium. Here is the full transcript from his press conference.
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How do you approach this game? What will your message be to the players? Similar to Mansfield last season?
"Show them the Arsenal shirt and what we represent and that's it. We need to go there and win the game. That's it. It's very simple. Our reputation, our pride, everything is in play. So every time you play a football match and especially against a team in a different division, respect the game, respect every opponent because they deserve to do that. Then try to win and try to play a bit better than them."
From your own experiences obviously, you've not had a major shock as a manager really. As a player, would maybe Bradford with Arsenal in the League Cup?
"We have all won at some stage and we know with the risk and in football things can get very equal the moment you are able to match certain things. That's what our basics and habits have to be through the roof to be able to win a game."
A performance to build on for Gyokeres, how important is it that he gets a goal? 21 last season?
"Yeah, I think he was unlucky two or three moments. He's in front of goal, he's won the position to both centre-backs and the ball doesn't get there. But he's done a lot of good things I think today again and we need to keep insisting. I think he had a really good contribution in Munich as well when he came on. He helped us to change the game and that's what we need from all of them."
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Lots of players on the fringes of your starting XI, trying to get those opportunities but hard to change a winning team, for this particular game is at a golden chance for them to enter your thinking?
"Well, let's see. Let's see tomorrow where everybody is because individually as well we have put so much demand in so many players. And see how we can now plan the next week."
Mosquera, a great prospect, he's got Ezri, William, Gabriel ahead of him, is it almost hard for him as they're not putting a foot wrong and he's trying to learn from them but it's hard to play at the moment?
"When he plays and when he has played he's done really well. We have won some big games playing with him and we need him. And the same with Myles in another way and with the way he's playing. Or Max today, he came in and he seems to be very comfortable in this kind of position. So, we're going to need everybody, I'm convinced of that."
Will Max be ready to start on Tuesday?
"Let's see."