Mikel Arteta has backed his former club Everton to “fight against anything” after a 10-point deduction for financial breaches left them in the Premier League relegation zone. The Arsenal boss said on Friday he still felt “very connected” to the club where he spent six years, playing more than 200 games as a midfielder.
The punishment for Everton for breaking Premier League profitability and sustainability rules means they go into their match against Manchester United on Sunday level on four points with bottom club Burnley.
But the nine-time English champions are just two points from safety, thanks to recent wins and the poor form of the other teams at the bottom.
“It’s a very difficult moment,” said Arteta. “Obviously it puts the club in a difficult position, but they have been in many other difficult positions, and they always find a way to get out.
“If there is a quality that I think describes that club, it is the courage and determination and the fight, and they will fight against anything, and I wish them the best. The Spaniard, whose third-placed side travel to Brentford on Saturday, said news of the punishment for Everton last week took him by surprise.
Source: eNCA
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