Arsenal are heading into the final day of the Premier League season with their destiny out of their own hands in the title race.

Even if Arsenal beat Everton, they will have to hope that Man City draw or lose at home to West Ham, and fans are not optimistic that this will happen.

The Arsenal squad and Mikel Arteta still have a job to do beyond events at the Etihad Stadium, and they will need to be fully focused on beating Everton and not falling into the trap of complacency.

It would be easy for the squad to feel the intense pressure of the title race right now, and some may feel frustrated that they are not the ones leading the race, but Arteta has explained how he has tried to ease the mood going into the game.

Arteta calls for focus from Arsenal squad ahead of Everton clash

Speaking in his pre-match press conference, Arteta revealed what he said to the squad to keep Arsenal focused heading into the Everton clash.

“The only thing that we have discussed is giving ourselves the opportunity to live a beautiful day on Sunday where the dream is still alive and is possible, and it’s football,” he stated.

“Once we are there, we just have to live the moment and play like every single week and understand that for that dream to happen, we have to win.

“Then we have to hope again for West Ham to help us to achieve that dream, but that part is on us and is the only thing that we can focus on.”

Arsenal cannot underestimate Everton despite Man City distraction

Although the Man City result will be playing in the minds of every Arsenal fan and player during the game, the team cannot let themselves get too distracted as they still have to get the job done against Everton.

If Arsenal secure a comfortable victory against Sean Dyche’s side, then they can keep their heads held high that they did all they could to take City to the final match of the season.

However, it will not be a straightforward game against a stubborn defence, and if Arsenal find themselves trailing at any point, it will not be easy to turn it around.

Arsenal simply need to win their game with full focus then think about what happens in the Man City game, and they need to be prepared for the potential outcome that they could win on the final day and still not be crowned Champions.