''60,000 people need to be really super convinced'' – Arteta | OneFootball

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta gave some passionate words in his pre-match press conference before the Gunners' Champions League quarter-final clash with Real Madrid

The Spanish coach emphasised the importance of attitude, both on and off the pitch: “8pm tomorrow night, 11 players, 60,000 people need to be really super convinced that we are ready to win and to beat them. That's the mindset that I want.

"The rest, be the team that we've been over the last quarter of the season. With all the ups and downs and things that we have to deal with, continue to do that because that's our super strength.

“It's a joy to prepare the game, to look at them, just to look at the reaction of people and how we feel about ourselves coming into a game of that magnitude. The excitement around the club, the people, this is the stage that we want to be and where Arsenal has to be consistently."

Arteta said that tomorrow evening's game was 'special' in his career and once again rallied the Arsenal faithful to support their side at the Emirates.

“We're going to put all the ingredients, everything that is in our hands to play the game that we want and to take the game in the direction that we want. In order to achieve that, we're going to need our people playing every single ball with us and that's going to make a huge difference because that's something that is really needed.

“At these stages, you need your home stadium to create a very, very special atmosphere to generate momentum. So, let's go. I encourage everybody to go there tomorrow to play the game with us. Not to be there watching it but to play the game with us.

"I encourage them to come very early to the warm-up, and create those nights that we haven't lived many of at Emirates Stadium, so that's an opportunity again. When we have built history, we have to build moments, and a moment is being built with our people."