Premier League on Saturday and the German is
determined to put the defeat to Bayern Munich
behind them
Per Mertesacker has warned his Arsenal team-mates
improvement is needed against Tottenham if they are to
maintain their Premier League title bid.
Arsenal welcome Tottenham to the Emirates for Sunday's
north London derby, four days after suffering a humiliating
5-1 defeat against Bayern Munich in the Champions League.
Wednesday's rout in Munich left Arsenal on the brink of
elimination and centre-back Mertesacker stressed the
importance of avoiding another damning loss.
"We will learn a lot from this game, we must learn a lot and
we have to play better against Tottenham," said the
Germany international.
"We need to switch on, put away negative energy and fight
back. But if we are to beat Tottenham then we have to
recover quickly.
"We have played well recently, defended well and that's what
we must focus on. We must remember those games, try to
move on from this performance and focus on beating
Tottenham. We have to analyse quickly and get players
back quickly."
Arsenal and Manchester City are level atop the Premier
League standings on 25 points after 11 matches, though the
latter are ahead on goal difference.
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