EPL: Arteta downplays Wenger’s fears over Arsenal’s Champions League return

<p>Arsenal manager, Mikel Arteta, has insisted that their return to the Champions League this season will not be a disruption.</p>, <p>Former Gunners boss, Arsene Wenger, has claimed the competition will “cost points” in the Premier League.</p>, <p>Next week, Arsenal will play in Europe’s elite club competition for the first time in six years.</p>, <p>Following the end of the international break, Arteta’s men have three difficult matches in quick succession.</p>, <p>First up, they travel to Everton on Sunday before hosting PSV on Wednesday in the Champions League.</p>, <p>Just four days later, they take on a resurgent Tottenham side in the north London derby at the Emirates.</p>, <p>When asked how much playing the Champions League games will test Arsenal, Arteta replied: “Well, it’s exactly the same as last year. We played every three days, but it was the Europa League. So the competition is different.</p>, <p>“Obviously, the demands of that competition and the expectations are different, especially as we’ve been away from there for seven years. But it’s excitement.</p>, <p>“This is where we want to be. When you look at the fixtures and the games that we have to play, I think everybody’s really looking forward to it.”</p>