Mikel Arteta has warned Liverpool that Arsenal are "not going to stop" fighting for the Premier League title after securing a late win against Leicester City, four days after Arne Slot's side dropped points to Everton.

The Gunners closed the gap on Liverpool to just four points thanks to Mikel Merino's double off the bench while operating as a makeshift forward in the absence of injured duo Kai Havertz and Gabriel Jesus.

The impressive win, without any recognised strikers taking the field, arrived in the same week that Everton's James Tarkowski netted a dramatic 98th-minute equaliser at Goodison Park to hold Liverpool to a 2-2 draw.

All attention will now shift to Liverpool's clash against Wolves, live on Super Sunday, with Arteta insisting his team will give chasing down the league leaders a "real go" with 13 games remaining for the Gunners.

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"We really want it," Arteta told TNT Sports when asked about his message to Liverpool.

"Regardless of what happens or the difficulties we're going to face, we're going to give this a real go.

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We're not going to stop, let's see how far we can go!"

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Arsenal are now unbeaten in their last 15 games in the top-flight, with 10 wins arriving throughout this impressive run, but now face a challenging set of fixtures as they prepare to face West Ham, Nottingham Forest, Manchester United and Chelsea across the next month.

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It's going to be a long run."

What Arteta said to Merino

Leandro Trossard was the first player tasked with leading the line for Arsenal against Leicester but after a tepid display, Arteta was forced into a rethink with time ticking down.

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Arsenal manager heaped praise on midfielder Mikel Merino for his two goals as a striker against Leicester.

Raheem Sterling had struggled throughout the game and within minutes of being replaced by Merino and Trossard shifting out wide, the match was won thanks to the former's quickfire double.

Asked what he said to the midfielder-by-trade before utilising him as a makeshift forward for the first time in his career, Arteta said: "That he was going to score.

Mikel Arteta following the 2-0 win for Arsenal against Leicester
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