​Arsenal manager Arteta explains 'ball boy' role in Watford victory | OneFootball

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has spoken about his role as a "ball boy" in their win over Watford in the Premier League.

The Gunners had to work had and show theis resilience against the relegation battlers, winning 3-2 away from home to cement their position as favorites to finish fourth.

When they were 2-1 up in the game, the ball went out of play, and Arteta immediately grabbed the ball and gave it to Bukayo Saka to take a quick throw.

That move resulted in a Gabriel Martinelli goal.

"I don't know, I saw an opportunity and was there because I wasn't very happy with what I was seeing and I just wanted to take an advantage - and the rest of the boys did what they did!" Arteta told the club's website.

"Yes [it's] a big win, it's very tough to win games in a row in the Premier League and we knew that today, against a team that has a new manager and they are fighting for their lives, that it would be tough and it appeared to be from the first seconds of the match when we conceded a goal that was disallowed.

"A lot of positive things in our general play, the chances we created, we scored some great goals, but we didn't have total control of the game and I'm not happy with that.

"Once we scored the third one I think we should have played a completely different game. We didn't manage to take control of the game to play the right passes in the right areas, we were rushed, we were broken [against], we were in transition moments where we didn't finish the actions, we had transition moments against us and that creates physically a very demanding game, which you could see in some players. As well, the uncertainty that if they scored a goal then the game was on.

"Attacking, we have been much more consistent, much more creative, our cohesion, our link, our understanding of what to do in each moment is getting even better and today we scored three good goals."