After claiming the 2023 Community Shield in dramatic circumstances, Mikel Arteta was whisked into the Wembley Stadium press room to tackle questions from the gathered journalist.

Leandro Trossard’s late equaliser against Manchester City was followed by a penalty shootout success, and the boss was delighted that we managed to find a way to claim our 17th success in the competition.

Here is everything he said in his post-match press conference:

on the importance of the win:
It feels great. I don’t think it gets much better than winning a trophy in Wembley against the best team in the world, and to do it the way we’ve done it. It’s really encouraging, I think we had some great moments in the game, especially in the first half with three massive chances but unfortunately when you don’t put them away, you know what can happen.

We had a little error in midfield and didn’t clear the ball, and the next second the ball is in the back of the net and the game is very difficult to play, but I think we made the right choices. The changes helped the formation, and we kept some belief and momentum and that allowed us to win the game with the goal and then the penalties.

on Aaron Ramsdale saying that we have proved we can beat Man City when it matters:
Well I don’t have to agree or disagree. At the end it’s what the players feel and they are convinced they can beat any team. That’s the challenge especially with the maturity and how often they play finals, but today I think we showed a resilience and a determination to fight and deserved to win the game.

on how important it is to have something tangible to hold onto going into the season:
It’s great, that’s why we are here - to win trophies for this football club and make it successful. Just the joy of seeing so many happy and proud people and the connection again doing it for our supporters in Wembley feels very different, and that’s great.