🔗 Share this article Arsenal's Manager Concedes Long-Term Stay Depends on Lifting Trophies. Ahead of marking his six-year milestone as manager, Mikel Arteta has admitted that his future at Arsenal is inextricably linked to delivering trophies. A Look Back: The Arteta Era Arteta took over on the 20th of December in 2019 and promptly led the team to an FA Cup triumph not long after. But, that initial silverware is still his sole significant piece of silverware since succeeding Unai Emery. “Absolutely,” the manager said when questioned about his future past 2027. “But it’s about today. And many things have to happen in the coming months as well to deserve that opportunity.” This weekend sees the anniversary with a match versus Everton, the identical team Arsenal met the day after his hiring was confirmed. The Current Landscape Given that chasing Manchester City playing against West Ham earlier in the day, Arsenal face being knocked off the summit in the Premier League before their own match begins. This comes notwithstanding Arteta managing a squad that has endured over 100 injuries since the start of last season. Arteta currently has 18 months to run on the contract he inked in 2024, yet understands fully that he must deliver in the immediate future. Survival in the Job He went on to explain, emphasizing the ongoing need to justify his role. “My belief is that a manager has to earn the right to be here tomorrow. And that is determined by how you react, how you address the media, how you enter the dressing room, the signal you send.” Arteta continued, expressing gratitude for the strong backing from the club's ownership, while singling out the players' commitment as most crucial. “In the final analysis, the most important ones are those players... During my tenure, I’ve seen just players with a degree of commitment, willingness to improve and give their all to the team.” Latest Fitness Blow The squad approaches the Everton match managing an additional absence. Defender Ben White has been ruled out with a hamstring injury that is expected to sideline him for a few weeks. Evolved Priorities Regardless of the fitness woes and the immense scrutiny, Arteta is confident the club's “priorities and messaging” are vastly different from when he first arrived. Arteta highlighted the squad's displays as evidence of progress. “Consider the performances, all the records that we... were breaking... We still have yet to do that [win trophies]. But that shows the level we are at.” Arteta concluded, “That is a level that the Premier League has never experienced in the past. And we want to achieve greater objectives. And if we do that, I think we are on the proper course to winning.”