OUR AMBITION KNOWS NO BOUNDS

BOSS IS SURE KROENKES WILL INVEST AND DO ALL THEY CAN’ TO ENSURE LONG-TERM SUCCESS AS HE TARGETS TITLE GLORY

- Dan Kilpatrick

MIKEL ARTETA says he is convinced that Arsenal’s ambitious owners will continue to back him to deliver a sustained period of success for the club.

On Monday, the Spaniard was named Manager of the Year, as Arsenal became the first club to win a clean sweep of the four top gongs at the London Football Awards, reflecting their commanding position at the top of the Premier League.

His side have a five-point lead over Manchester City with 11 games to play and are well-placed to progress to the quarter-finals of the Europa League in tomorrow’s last-16 decider against Sporting Lisbon, after a 2-2 draw in Portugal.

Arsenal’s breakthrough season caps a dramatic turnaround for both Arteta and the club’s owners, the Kroenke family, who were facing intense pressure from supporters in the wake of the doomed European Super League plot less than two years ago.

Speaking to Standard Sport, Arteta believes the Kroenkes’ patience has paid off and says they have “big ambitions” for the future of the club.

“It took some time to position themselves where they wanted in terms of how much of the club they own and how much they could decide and how much they could really benefit the club in the way they believe is right,” Arteta said. “I believe they were really patient in exactly the right way. Now they have shown they are fully committed, they have big ambitions and they are fully behind the club to give everything they can to make it successful.

“I am convinced the owners will continue to do everything to make us very successful and continue to invest in the club in the right way.”