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Arteta on the win, Europe, Martinelli and more

Mikel Arteta was delighted as we scored two late goals to boost our chances of European football next season with a win at Crystal Palace.

Afterwards he faced the media and discussed the character shown by the team, Gabriel Martinelli, taking it to the final day, and more.

Read on for a full transcript:

on the importance of the win...
Yes, it was a crucial moment because we wanted to go into the final day with every chance to be in Europe next season. In order to do that we knew we had to win today and wait for some results, and with the way the game was developing, we were running out of time and it looked difficult.