Arsenal must be consistent in the second half of the season to keep the pressure on Premier League leaders Liverpool and give themselves a chance of winning their first title since 2004, manager Mikel Arteta said.

Mikel Arteta has said Arsenal must "be like a hammer" to hunt down Liverpool in the Premier League title race.

Mikel Arteta has told his Arsenal players they need to be like a “hammer” in the title race and ready to pounce if Liverpool slip up. Liverpool are eight points clear at the top of the Premier League going into the new year and they have a game in hand on Nottingham Forest,